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For the 1928 German film with a similar name, see Knights of the Night. For the 2008 American film titled "Knight of the Night" in Spain, see The Dark Knight.

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1953 French film

The Knight of the Night

Directed by	Robert Darène
Written by	Jean Anouilh Robert Dhéry
Produced by	Adolphe Osso
Starring	Renée Saint-Cyr Louis de Funès
Music by	Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Production company	Telouet Films - Zodiaque Productions (France)
Distributed by	A.G.D.C.
Release date	22 November 1953 (1953-11-22) (France)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Knight of the Night French: Le Chevalier de la nuit, is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Robert Darène, written by Jean Anouilh, starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean-Claude Pascal and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Femmes de Paris", "Peek-a-boo" (USA).

Cast

Renée Saint-Cyr : Bella Fontanges, the dancer
Jean-Claude Pascal : le chevalier Georges de Ségar and the unknown
Louis de Funès : Adrien Péréduray, the suit
Jean Servais : the owner of a manor
Grégoire Aslan : the prefect of police
Annette Poivre : Blanche
François Martin : the viscount of Saint-André, a manager
Marie-José Darène : girl
Hubert Noël : Raoul, the young man
Pierre Destailles : the inspector Leblanc
Jacques Dufilho : M. Machard, a policeman
Lily Bontemps : the gommeuse
Andrée Tainsy : Jeanne, the dresser of Bella
Charlotte Ecard : the usherette
Gilbert Edard : the doctor
Luc Andrieux : the coachman

References

"Le Chevalier de la nuit". cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-11.

External links

The Knight of the Night at IMDb
Le Chevalier de la nuit (1954) at the Films de France

v t e Jean Anouilh
Plays written	Y'avait un prisonnier Le Voyageur sans bagage Thieves' Carnival Léocadia Eurydice Antigone Invitation to the Castle Ardèle ou la Marguerite Colombe The Waltz of the Toreadors The Lark Médée Humulus le muet Becket Dear Antoine: or, the Love That Failed Les Poissons rouges ou Mon père ce héros Chers zoiseaux
Films written and directed	Traveling Light (1944) Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951)
Films written only	The Citadel of Silence (1937) Love Cavalcade (1940) La Fiancée des ténèbres (1945) Anna Karenina (1948) White Paws (1949) Darling Caroline (1951) Crimson Curtain (1952) A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953) The Knight of the Night (1953) The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) Circle of Love (1964) Trap for Cinderella (1965) A Time for Loving (1972)
Song lyrics	"Les Chemins de l'amour"

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