Night Shift (1944 film)

Night Shift (French: Service de Nuit, Italian: Turno di notte) is a 1944 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Vivi Gioi.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Night Shift
Directed byJean Faurez
Written byBelisario L. Randone
Guglielmo Usellini
Nino Frank
Produced byJulien Rivière
StarringGaby Morlay
Jacques Dumesnil
Vivi Gioi
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Edited byMaurice Bonin
Madeleine Bonin
Music byRoger Desormière
Production
companies
Francinex
Consorzio EIA
Distributed byFrancinex
Release date
  • 19 April 1944 (1944-04-19)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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In a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them—but doesn't reveal a word.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Burch & Sellier p.104
  2. ^ Hayward p.4

Bibliography

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  • Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
  • Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.
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