Underplayed Gems

When Midnight Strikes (1936)

When Midnight Strikes poster
Original title
Quand minuit sonnera
Directed by
Léo Joannon
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A crime drama set in 1930s France. A woman and two men get involved in a criminal scheme that leads to betrayal and tragedy.

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What happens

When Midnight Strikes (French: Quand minuit sonnera) is a 1936 French-Dutch crime drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Marie Bell, Pierre Renoir and Roger Karl. It was adapted by Alfred Machard from his own novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques-Laurent Atthalin. A separate Dutch-language version Klokslag twaalf was also produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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