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About
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Theatrical
Sep 7, 1973
Box Office
$850K
Budget
$700K
Return
1.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 18, 2003
Theaters
5
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Les Films du Carrosse, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)
Original Title
La Nuit américaine
Original Language
French
Quotes
See all →Family Dynamics in Greek Tragedies
Bertrand
That's not nice or friendly. Aren't we one big family?
Alexandre
So were the people in Greek tragedies!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Creative Collaboration in Film Development
Joelle
Back to work! You dictate, I'll type. We promised it to Julie tonight.
Ferrand
Okay, back to the kitchen. No more guilt or sense of shame. They decide to run away like thieves in the night.
Joelle
Pamela" could actually say that! We must show that she's completely lucid. She loved the son, now she loves the father. That must come across.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
V
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
D
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
A
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
J
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
J
Jean Champion
Bertrand, the Producer
J
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
F
François Truffaut
Ferrand, the Director
N
Niké Arrighi
Odile, the Makeup Artist
N
Nathalie Baye
Joelle, the Script Girl
M
Maurice Seveno
TV Reporter
D
David Markham
Doctor Michael Nelson
B
Bernard Ménez
Bernard, the Property Master
X
Xavier Saint-Macary
Christian
M
Marc Boyle
English Stuntman
W
Walter Bal
Walter, the Camera Operator
J
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François, the Assistant Director
P
Pierre Zucca
Pierrot, the Still Photographer
M
Martine Barraqué
Martine, the Editor (uncredited)
M
Marcel Berbert
French Insurer (uncredited)
