Maria of the Night

Maria of the Night
Directed by	Willy Rozier
Written by	Willy Rozier
Starring	Gina Manès Paul Bernard Monique Rolland
Cinematography	Georges Lucas
Edited by	Raymond Lamy Willy Rozier
Music by	Jacques Belasco
Production company	Fédéral Film
Release date	3 July 1936 (1936-07-03)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Maria of the Night (French: Maria de la Nuit) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Gina Manès, Paul Bernard and Monique Rolland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

Jacques is forced to free France after being accused of a crime he didn't commit. He lives a life of poverty and desperation, but meets and falls in love with Maria, a cabaret singer. Laurence, the sister of the real culprit of the crime, heads to Spain in an effort to rehabilitate Jacques.

Cast

• Gina Manès as Maria de la Nuit
• Paul Bernard as Jacques
• Monique Rolland as Laurence
• Abel Tarride as Le président Revel
• Camille Bert
• Henri Bosc
• Lina d'Acosta
• Lucien Dairès
• Pedro Elviro
• Mademoiselle Landry
• Germaine Lix
• Georges Marceau
• Paul Marcel
• Gilbert Périgneaux
• Nicolas Redelsperger
• Ingrid Richard
• Marcel Sicard
• Sinctalowa

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935–1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Maria of the Night at IMDb

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