Day for Night
“A movie for people who love movies.”
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
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Cast
30 people
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Known for
Bullitt
The Magnificent One
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Known for
Carbone
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
Known for
The Hidden Face
Frantic
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
Known for
The Two Missionaries
Hôtel du Nord
Jean Champion
Bertrand, the Producer
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Le Cercle Rouge
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
Known for
The 400 Blows
Masculin Féminin
François Truffaut
Ferrand, the Director
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Wild Child
Niké Arrighi
Odile, the Makeup Artist
Known for
The Devil Rides Out
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Nathalie Baye
Joelle, the Script Girl
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Maurice Seveno
TV Reporter
David Markham
Doctor Michael Nelson
Known for
Tess
Z.P.G.
François Truffaut Director · Suzanne Schiffman Writer Jean-Louis Richard Writer
Worldwide gross $850K · Budget $700K · United States release September 7, 1973
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$850,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Les Films du Carrosse
Production
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Production
Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
PECF
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Nuit américaine
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1973
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 24, 1973
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 1973
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 1973 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 24, 1973 · Premiere · San Francisco Film Festival
Brazil
October 9, 1973 · Theatrical
March 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
June 19, 2025 · Limited theatrical · CineSESC (Sessão 35mm)
Finland
September 14, 1973 · Theatrical
France
March 7, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
May 24, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
September 7, 1973 · Theatrical
June 29, 2017 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato (Restored Version)
Netherlands
September 5, 1973 · Premiere · Filmweek Arnhem
September 27, 1973 · Theatrical
January 24, 2002 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
November 20, 2002 · Theatrical · DVD
October 24, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
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