''Montmartre Nights'' (French: ''Les nuits de Montmartre'') is a 1955 French

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directed by Pierre Franchi and starring

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Louis Seigner Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor.He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, a ...

and Geneviève Kervine. The film was shot in

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. It was based on a novel by

Claude Orval Claude Orval (1897–1963) was a French screenwriter and film director.Rège p.245 Selected filmography * ''Clodoche'' (1938) * ''Three Investigations'' (1948) * ''Music in the Head'' (1951) * ''Duel in Dakar ''Duel in Dakar'' (French: ''Duel à ...

.Goble p.354 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Robert Verdier, a young petty criminal, makes a living swindling provincial visitors to the nightlife of

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. However to the concern of Monique, his

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girlfriend, he is increasingly drawn into more serious crime.

Main cast

as Robert Verdier *

as Inspecteur Doirel * Geneviève Kervine as Monique *

Jean Marchat Jean Marchat (1902–1966) was a French film actor who appeared in around fifty films during his career. He made his film debut in 1931 and appeared in Maurice Tourneur's '' Departure'' the same year.Waldman p.144 Selected filmography * '' Depart ...

as Mureau *

Albert Dinan Albert Dinan (27 March 1902 – 3 July 1976) was a French film actor.Goble p.347 He appeared in more than ninety films and television series during his career. Selected filmography * ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1932) - Jean Verly * ''Lunegard ...

as Francis *

Daniel Cauchy Daniel Cauchy (13 March 1930 – 8 May 2020) was a French film actor and producer. He was known for his role in Jean-Pierre Melville's 1956 crime film ''Bob le flambeur''. He died at 90 years of age from complications of COVID-19. His son Did ...

as Julien *

Bernard Lajarrige Bernard La Jarrige (25 February 1912 – 29 May 1999) was a French film and television actor.Paietta p.17 His name is sometimes written as Bernard Lajarrige. Selected filmography * '' Orage'' (1938) - Un copain (uncredited) * ''La cité des lumi ...

as L'inspecteur Bailly

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1955 films French crime films 1955 crime films 1950s French-language films Films set in Paris 1950s French films Films based on French novels {{1950s-France-film-stub