Just Before Nightfall (1971)
Juste avant la nuit
A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
- Date of release
- 1971-03-31
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (71)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
Casting
- Stéphane Audran — Hélène Masson
- Michel Bouquet — Charles Masson
- François Périer — François Tellier
- Henri Attal — Cavanna
- Jean Carmet — Jeannot
- Dominique Zardi — Prince
- Brigitte Périn — Joséphine Masson
- Pascal Gillot — Auguste Masson
- Anna Douking — Laure Tellier
- Daniel Lecourtois — Dorfmann
- Paul Temps — Bardin
- Roger Lumont — Commissaire Delfeil
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Paris
Just Before Nightfall is a 1971 French crime drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet. Based on the 1951 novel The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah, it follows a married businessman who, after killing his mistress, tries to ease his conscience by confessing to his wife and the victim's husband.
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