Le Chevalier de la nuit
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Le Chevalier de la nuit Knight of the Night, is a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 film from 1953, directed by Robert Darène
Robert Darène
Robert Darène is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in twelve films between 1934 and 1959. He also directed nine films between 1951 and 1963.-Selected filmography:* Goubbiah, mon amour...

, written by Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...

, starring Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr was a French actress. She appeared in 66 films between 1933 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* Pearls of the Crown * Strange Boarders...

 and Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...

. The film is known under the titles: "Femmes de Paris", "Peek-a-boo" (USA).

Cast

  • Renée Saint-Cyr
    Renée Saint-Cyr
    Renée Saint-Cyr was a French actress. She appeared in 66 films between 1933 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* Pearls of the Crown * Strange Boarders...

     : Bella Fontanges, the dancer
  • Louis de Funès
    Louis de Funès
    Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...

     : Adrien Péréduray, the suit
  • Jean-Claude Pascal
    Jean-Claude Pascal
    Jean-Claude Pascal was a French comedian and singer.After surviving the Second World War in Straßburg, Pascal first studied at the Sorbonne-university and then turned to fashion-designing for Christian Dior...

     : le chevalier Georges de Ségar and the unknown
  • Jean Servais
    Jean Servais
    Jean Servais was a Belgian actor trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize....

     : the owner of a manor
  • Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan was an Armenian actor.Born Krikor Aslanian in Switzerland or in Constantinople, according to different sources, Aslan made his professional debut at 18 as a vocalist and drummer with a Paris dance band, then launched an acting career under the name of Koko Aslan. His first film...

     : the prefect of police
  • Annette Poivre : Blanche
  • François Martin
    François Martin
    François Martin was the first Governor General of Pondicherry. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. He was Commissioner of French East India Company before holding this post and was preceded by François Baron and succeeded by Pierre Dulivier. There is a street named...

     : the viscount of Saint-André, a manager
  • Marie-José Darène : girl
  • Hubert Noël : Raoul, the young man
  • Pierre Destailles : the inspector Leblanc
  • Jacques Dufilho
    Jacques Dufilho
    Jacques Dufilho was a French actor.He was born at Bègles and he died at Ponsampère .He was also famous for his collection of Bugatti cars.-Filmography:More than 150 movie, including:...

     : M. Machard, a policeman
  • Lily Bontemps : the gommeuse
  • Andrée Tainsy
    Andrée Tainsy
    Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy was a Belgian actress. She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon...

     : Jeanne, the dresser of Bella
  • Charlotte Ecard : the usherette
  • Gilbert Edard : the doctor
  • Luc Andrieux : the coachman

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