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Night attack

1931

A slight, talky French comedy sketch that plays a morbid premise for light laughs.

Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julien Carette, Fernandel, Madeleine Guitty
Overview
A woman enters a police station at night to ask the commissioner to help her get rid of her dead lover's body to protect her honor.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julien Carette, Fernandel, Madeleine Guitty
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • guilt
    • gender
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Marc Allégret
    Written by
    André de Lorde
    Starring
    Julien Carette, Fernandel, Madeleine Guitty, Émile Saint-Ober, Betty Spell
    Languages
    French

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