When Will It Strike Noon
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The small South American republic of Guadalarma is under the rule of despot Don Salvador, surrounded by a civil guard, his mistress (La Morenita), his henchman (Don Ramón) and the fortress governor (the venal Don Gaspar). One morning, the city's French jeweler Michel Dumartin receives a visit from a client named José Llanos, one of the regime's fiercest opponents. Llanos is soon denounced and shot dead by Salvador's men. At the same time, Dumartin was accused of complicity with the rebels. Arrested and imprisoned in the fortress, he is ripe for the death penalty.
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Dany Robin
Christine Dumartin
Known for
Topaz
Don't Lose Your Head
Georges Marchal
Michel Dumartin
Known for
The Colossus of Rhodes
Death in the Garden
Edmond T. Gréville
Known for
Under the Roofs of Paris
Henry Champly
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Don Gaspar
Known for
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Pierre Dudan
Luisito
Also in
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
Some Like It... Cold
Pascale Roberts
La Morenita
Known for
The Common Man
Marius and Jeannette
Marcel Lupovici
Don Ramon
Known for
Rififi
Roland Bailly
El Zubon
Also in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lady Chatterley's Lover
José Lewgoy
Salvador
Known for
Fitzcarraldo
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Maurice Benard
Known for
General Hospital
Joy
Edmond T. Gréville Director · Pierre Gaspard-Huit Writer Henry Champly Author
First release May 6, 1958 · Production Productions Sigma, Italia Produzione · Original title Quand sonnera midi
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Italia Produzione Film
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Productions Sigma
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Italia Produzione
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Languages
Original title
Quand sonnera midi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 6, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
September 15, 1958
Japan
February 3, 1959
Sweden
October 6, 1958
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