The Wonderful Night (1940)
A couple of refugees arrives in a village: he is a cabinet maker, she's pregnant and the innkeeper refuses to give them a room; they wind up in the cowshed of a farm where she gives birth to her baby, the very night of Christmas.
Director:
Jean-Paul Paulin
Writers:
André-Paul Antoine, Philippe Pétain.
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Fernandel as le berger |
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Charles Vanel as le fermier |
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Janine Darcey as la jeune femme |
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Jean Daurand as le mari |
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Milly Mathis as La paysanne |
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Madeleine Robinson as La réfugiée |
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Édouard Delmont as Le vieux berger |
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Jean Aquistapace as Le voyageur |
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Jacques Erwin as Le forgeron |
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Charlotte Clasis as La servante |
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Jane Marken as Mathilde |
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René Fleur as L'explorateur |
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Couty Bonneval as |
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Wanny Teers as |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Paulin | Director |
| Editing | Henri Taverna | Editor |
| Writing | André-Paul Antoine | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philippe Pétain | Screenplay |