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The White Night (1948)

The White Night poster
Original title
La Nuit blanche
Directed by
Richard Pottier
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a web of crime and suspicion during a long sleepless night. The story follows his desperate attempts to clear his name while facing threats from all sides.

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What happens

The White Night (French: La nuit blanche) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Claude Farell and Jimmy Gaillard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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