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Just Before Nightfall (1971)

Just Before Nightfall poster
Original title
Juste avant la nuit
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married businessman kills his mistress and then confesses to his wife and the victim's husband. He tries to ease his guilt while facing the consequences of his actions.

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What happens

Just Before Nightfall (French: Juste avant la nuit) is a 1971 French crime drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet. Based on the 1951 novel The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah, it follows a married businessman who, after killing his mistress, tries to ease his conscience by confessing to his wife and the victim's husband. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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