La Nuit, tous les chats sont gris (1977) Directed by Gérard Zingg
Drama / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Film Synopsis
Charles Watson has created a mysterious person called Philibert, whose
exploits he delights in recounting to his attentive ten-year-old niece
Lily. On the Riviera, Charles and Lily get to meet Philibert as
he makes his way across the border to Switzerland after he becomes the
suspect in a murder case. To protect his creation, Charles
arranges for the police not to capture him...
Cast:Gérard Depardieu (Philippe Larcher),
Robert Stephens (Charles Watson),
Laura Betti (Jacqueline),
Charlotte Crow (Lily),
Ann Zacharias (Chatte blanche),
Virginie Thévenet (Jeannette),
Dominique Laffin (La vendeuse),
Albert Simono (Gaston),
Raoul Delfosse (Le chauve),
Gabriel Jabbour (Monsieur Banalesco),
Tsilla Chelton (Madame Banalesco),
Irina Grjebina (Beauté flétrie),
Lily Fayol (La veuve joyeuse),
Jean Lemaître (Monsieur Chatin),
Roger Muni (Le barman-Coupole),
Delvin Sandoz (Le gamin),
Fernand Berset (L'animateur),
Jacques Chailleux (Le peintre),
Julien Verdier (Le sexagénaire),
Yves Peneau (L'employé de l'Opéra)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
Runtime: 104 min
Aka:At Night All Cats Are Crazy
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