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The Marvelous Night (1940)

The Marvelous Night poster
Original title
La Nuit merveilleuse
Directed by
Jean-Paul Paulin
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic French film from 1940 where a man experiences a series of unusual events during one remarkable evening. Fernandel stars in this story of mistaken identities and whimsical encounters.

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What happens

The Marvelous Night or The Night of Marvels (French: La nuit merveilleuse) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Fernandel, Charles Vanel and Janine Darcey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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