Les Compagnes de la nuit
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| Les Compagnes de la nuit | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ralph Habib |
| Written by | Paul Andréota Jacques Companéez |
| Produced by | Films Metzger et Woog |
| Starring | Françoise Arnoul Louis de Funès Marthe Mercadier |
| Music by | Raymond Legrand |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $24.8 million[1] |
Les Compagnes de la nuit (English: Companions of the Night), is a French drama film from 1953, directed by Ralph Habib, written by Paul Andréota, starring Françoise Arnoul and Louis de Funès.
When a truck driver is murdered, a young woman is found dead after an acid attack, and another woman is killed in a hit-and-run, Inspector Maréchal is drawn into the dark world of a prostitution ring. A young single mother, Olga, a friend of the truck driver, reveals to him the grim realities behind the exploitation of women.