Wolves Hunt at Night (French: Les Loups chassent la nuit, Italian: La ragazza di Trieste) is a 1952 French-Italian spy thriller film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Carla Del Poggio and Fernand Ledoux.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Trieste and Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
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| Directed by | Bernard Borderie |
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| Based on | Le Lieutenant de Gibraltar by Pierre Frondaie |
| Produced by | Raymond Borderie |
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| Cinematography | Jacques Lemare |
| Edited by | Henri Taverna |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Language | French |
Synopsis
editA French secret agent is summoned by his superior, the head of a counterespionage organisation, to Trieste where he is takes with trying to unmask a potential enemy operating in Venice. His attempts are obstructed by an attractive cabaret singer who may be working with the opposition.
Cast
edit- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Cyril Dormoy, an agent of Mollert
- Carla Del Poggio as Catherine, the friend of Cyril, singer of cabaret
- Fernand Ledoux as Thomas Mollert, journalist and leader of a spy ring of counterespionage
- Marcel Herrand as Pedro, the director of cabaret
- John Kitzmiller as the black servant of Miguel
- Roldano Lupi as Miguel, spy and salable falsehood of pictures
- Nicolas Vogel as Jim, the driver of Mollert
- Attilio Dottesio as Baum, alias: "Horner", a spy
- Gianni Rizzo as the Italian commissioner
- Sophie Sel as an employee of the hotel
- Louis de Funès as the barman servant
- Tancrédi as the driver
References
editBibliography
edit- Gili, Jean A. & Tassone, Aldo. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Editrice Il castoro, 1995.
- Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
External links
edit- Wolves Hunt at Night at IMDb
- Les Loups chassent la nuit (1952) at the Films de France
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