Day for Night
“A movie for people who love movies.”
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Les Films du Carrosse
Language
fr
Status
Released
How Day for Night performed
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide Gross
$850,000
Gross Profit
$150,000
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$122K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Julie Baker
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Séverine
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Stacey
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
Alexandre
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
Bertrand, the Producer
Jean Champion
Bertrand, the Producer
Alphonse
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
Ferrand, the Director
François Truffaut
Ferrand, the Director
Odile, the Makeup Artist
Niké Arrighi
Odile, the Makeup Artist
Joelle, the Script Girl
Nathalie Baye
Joelle, the Script Girl
TV Reporter
Maurice Seveno
TV Reporter
Doctor Michael Nelson
David Markham
Doctor Michael Nelson
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