When Midnight Strikes (1936)

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

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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