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Night Without Stars (1951)

Night Without Stars poster
Directed by
Anthony Pelissier
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film, mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind British lawyer in postwar France gets involved with a mysterious woman connected to a criminal network. He must navigate danger and deception while uncovering secrets that put his life at risk.

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What happens

Night Without Stars is a 1951 British black-and-white dramatic thriller film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring David Farrar, Nadia Gray and Maurice Teynac. The screenplay was by Winston Graham based on his 1950 novel of the same name. The film was produced by Hugh Stewart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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