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...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gérard Zingg
  • Script: Gérard Zingg, Philippe Dumarçay
  • Cinematographer: Bruno Nuytten
  • Music: Jean-Claude Vannier
  • 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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