Beauties of the Night

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Beauties of the Night

1952

1h 27m

6.2(28 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Music

Fantasy

Overview

A daydreaming French composer sees himself as a fine figure dashing through history.

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Cast & Crew

64 members

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Gérard Philipe

Claude

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Martine Carol

Edmee

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Gina Lollobrigida

Leila

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Magali Vendeuil

Suzanne

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Marilyn Buferd

Madame Bonacieux

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Raymond Bussières

Roger

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Raymond Cordy

Gaston

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Albert Michel

Le facteur

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Pierre Palau

Le vieux monsieur qui critique toutes les époques

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Jean Parédès

Paul

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Paolo Stoppa

Direktor der Oper

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Gil Delamare

D'Artagnan

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Bernard Lajarrige

Léon

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Monique Aïssata

La servante de Leïla (uncredited)

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Robert Balpo

Le directeur du collège (uncredited)

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Madeleine Barbulée

La femme au bureau de poste (uncredited)

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Jacques Beauvais

(uncredited)

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Georges Bever

Le garçon de café (uncredited)

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Jackie Blanchot

Un sbire algérien / Porthos, un mousquetaire (uncredited)

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Mathilde Casadesus

La gouvernante de Suzanne 1789 (uncredited)

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Christian Chantal

Singer (uncredited)

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Marcel Charvey

Un témoin du duel (uncredited)

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René-Jean Chauffard

M. de Villebois, le mari d'Edmée (uncredited)

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Max Dalban

L'oriental qui amène des ciseaux (uncredited)

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André Dalibert

Le général (uncredited)

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Monique Darval

Singer (uncredited)

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Jean Daurand

Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)

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Joé Davray

Un frère de Leïla (uncredited)

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Paul Demange

Le petit monsieur qui veut reprendre le piano (uncredited)

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Bernard Dhéran

L'aviateur, fiancé de la caissière (uncredited)

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Paul Faivre

L'huissier à l'Opéra (uncredited)

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Bernard Farrel

Sans-culotte (uncredited)

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Pierre Fleta

Singer (uncredited)

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René Fluet

Le deuxième déménageur du piano (uncredited)

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Édouard Francomme

Un voisin / Un laquais / Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)

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Guy Henry

Un homme préhistorique (uncredited)

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Jores

(uncredited)

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Léon Larive

Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)

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Marcelle Legendre

Singer (uncredited)

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Palmyre Levasseur

La dame au parapluie (uncredited)

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Julien Maffre

Un agent (uncredited)

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Alain Malloire

Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)

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Michel Malloire

Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)

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Yannick Malloire

Catherine de Villebois, la fille d'Edmée (uncredited)

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Dominique Marcas

(uncredited)

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Henri Marchand

L'abbé en 1789 (uncredited)

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Franck Maurice

Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)

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Marcel Meral

(uncredited)

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Jean Morel

(uncredited)

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Bernard Musson

Un témoin du duel (uncredited)

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François Nadal

(uncredited)

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Henri Niel

Le président du tribunal (uncredited)

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Jean Ozenne

L'administrateur (uncredited)

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Georges Paulais

Le compositeur refoulé (uncredited)

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Jimmy Perrys

Un consommateur jouant du chapeau (uncredited)

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Jane Pierson

La dame au guichet de la poste (uncredited)

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Piot

(uncredited)

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François Richard

(uncredited)

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Philippe Richard

Un homme (uncredited)

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Marcel Rouzé

Un homme (uncredited)

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Eugène Stuber

Le premier déménageur du piano (uncredited)

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Sylvain

Un homme au guichet de la poste (uncredited)

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Chantal Tirède

Singer (uncredited)

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Roger Vincent

(uncredited)

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