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Fantastic Night is a french film of genre Fantastic directed by Marcel L'Herbier with Micheline Presle
Fantastic Night (1942)
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Add to a movie listLa Nuit fantastique (The Fantastic Night) is a 1942 French fantasy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It is regarded as one of the most successful films made in France during the German occupation.
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Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies. Constantly weary, he falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful girl in white, Irène, with whom he falls in love. An adventure follows in which he tries to save the girl from being married off for her money. When he awakes, he discovers Irène alive and real.Actors
Micheline Presle
(Irène)
Saturnin Fabre
(Thalès)
Charles Granval
(Adalbert)
Bernard Blier
(Lucien)
Marcel Lévesque
(Le Tellier)
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