Just Before Nightfall (1971): Cast
Just Before Nightfall is a 1971 crime drama directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Stéphane Audran as Hélène Masson, François Périer and Dominique Zardi. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Les Films La Boétie
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Just Before Nightfall About?
The premise of Just Before Nightfall without spoilers.
A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
Just Before Nightfall Themes & Keywords
· 48 tags- murder
- middle class
- guilt
- forgiveness
- sex
- nudity
- female nudity
- 1970s
- erotic game
- offscreen murder
- death of husband
- death of wife
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- lover kills lover
- body identification
- police investigation
- playing scrabble
- commercial advertisement
- advertising agency
- funeral
- guilty conscience
- guilt ridden
- adultery
- confessing an affair
- murder confession
- christmas tree
- christmas present
- rat trap
- crying man
- married couple
- obsession
- sadomasochism
- whiskey
- france
- police
- dead woman with eyes open
- murder of a nude woman
- naked dead woman
- female topless nudity
- woman strangled to death
- dead woman on bed
- dead woman
- paris france
- family relationships
- strangulation
- investigation
- agonizing
- foreign language adaptation
- based on novel
Just Before Nightfall Cast & Characters
Stéphane Audran leads the cast as Hélène Masson, with François Périer as François Tellier and Dominique Zardi as Prince. Directed by Claude Chabrol; 17 actors are credited in all.
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Director Claude Chabrol
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Stéphane Audran as Hélène Masson -
François Périer as François Tellier - Dominique Zardi as Prince
- Henri Attal as Cavanna
Also Starring in Just Before Nightfall
· 13 more- Jean Carmet Jeannot
- Michel Bouquet Charles Masson
- Marcel Gassouk Barman
- Roger Lumont Commissaire Delfeil
- Dominique Marcas Mme Ortiz
- Clelia Matania Mme Masson
- Daniel Lecourtois Dorfmann
- Paul Temps Bardin
- Anna Douking Laure Tellier
- Marina Ninchi Gina Mallardi
- Pascal Gillot Auguste Masson
- Brigitte Périn Joséphine Masson
- Gilbert Servier Un policier
More from Claude Chabrol
More films directed by Claude Chabrol, best-rated first: The Girl Cut in Two, The Bridesmaid, Merci Pour Le Chocolat and The Flower of Evil.
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Just Before Nightfall FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Just Before Nightfall, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Just Before Nightfall?
Just Before Nightfall runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Just Before Nightfall released?
Just Before Nightfall was released on March 31, 1971.
Who directed Just Before Nightfall?
Just Before Nightfall was directed by Claude Chabrol.
More films by Claude Chabrol Who is in the cast of Just Before Nightfall?
Just Before Nightfall stars Stéphane Audran as Hélène Masson, François Périer as François Tellier and Dominique Zardi as Prince, among 17 credited actors.
Does Just Before Nightfall have a post-credit scene?
No. Just Before Nightfall has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Just Before Nightfall in?
The original language of Just Before Nightfall is French.
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