Drama · France · 1940 · 1h 10m

The Wonderful Night

La Nuit merveilleuse

Director

Cast

Fernandel as le berger Charles Vanel as le fermier Janine Darcey as la jeune femme Jean Daurand as le mari Milly Mathis as La paysanne Madeleine Robinson as La réfugiée

Crew

Christian Matras — Director of Photography Henri Taverna — Editor André-Paul Antoine — Screenplay Philippe Pétain — Screenplay

Synopsis

A couple of refugees arrives in a village: he is a cabinet maker, she's pregnant and the innkeeper refuses to give them a room; they wind up in the cowshed of a farm where she gives birth to her baby, the very night of Christmas.

Key Collaborators

Jean-Paul Paulin Director Christian Matras Director of Photography Henri Taverna Editor André-Paul Antoine Screenplay Philippe Pétain Screenplay

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