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Just Before Nightfall (1971) [N/A]

Featuring:
Celia, Marina Ninchi, Michel Bouquet

Written by:
Claude Chabrol
Edouard Atiyah

Directed by:
Claude Chabrol


Release Date:
March 31, 1971

Original Title:
Juste avant la nuit

Alternate Titles:
Al anochecer
Just Before Nightfall
夜幕刚降临之前

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Cinegai
Les Films La Boétie

Production Countries:
France | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 100

Overview from TheMovieDB

A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.

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Overview from Open Movies

Charles Masson, an advertising executive, is having an affair with Laura, the wife of his best friend, the architect François Tellier. Charles strangles Laura when one of their S&M games goes too far. Dazed, Charles walks out of the borrowed apartment in Paris and soon bumps into François in a nearby bistro. They drive back together to Versailles, where they have beautiful neighboring houses designed by François. The owner of the apartment had seen Laura and Charles together two months earlier, but she does not tell the police on the advice of François. Even though the police do not seem to have any clues to the crime, Charles has a difficult time coping with the situation, and trying to live a normal life with his two children and loving wife Hélène.

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Rankings and Honors

Just Before Nightfall (1971) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Awards Won: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

Performers

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Production

Camera Operator:
Charles-Henri Montel

Director:
Claude Chabrol

Director of Photography:
Jean Rabier

Novel:
Edward Atiyah

Original Music Composer:
Pierre Jansen

Producer:
Felice Testa Gay
André Génovès

Production Manager:
Irénée Leriche

Screenplay:
Claude Chabrol

Script Supervisor:
Aurore Chabrol

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