One Night's Song
1933 film
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One Night's Song (French: La chanson d'une nuit) is a 1933 musical film directed by Pierre Colombier and Anatole Litvak and starring Jan Kiepura, Magda Schneider and Pierre Brasseur.[1][2] It was a co-production between Germany and France. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin alongside the German The Song of Night. A separate English-language version Tell Me Tonight was also produced.
Anatole Litvak
Gregor Rabinovitch
William A. Szekeley
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| Directed by | Pierre Colombier Anatole Litvak |
| Written by | Henri-Georges Clouzot Albrecht Joseph Irma von Cube |
| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger Gregor Rabinovitch William A. Szekeley |
| Starring | Jan Kiepura Magda Schneider Pierre Brasseur |
| Cinematography | Robert Baberske Willy Goldberger Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Edited by | Francis Salabert |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner Mischa Spoliansky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Osso |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
Celebrated opera singer Enrico Ferraro is overwhelmed by his fame and tired of every aspect of his daily life being controlled by his manager. He heads to the French Riviera for a break and there encounters Koretzky, a man who strongly resembles him. He engages Koretzky to act as his double but complications soon arise.
Cast
- Jan Kiepura as Enrico Ferraro
- Magda Schneider as Mathilde
- Pierre Brasseur as Koretzky
- Charlotte Lysès as Mme Pategg
- Clara Tambour as Le manager
- Charles Lamy as Balthazar
- Lucien Baroux as Pategg
- René Bergeron as L'employé des contributions
- Pierre Labry as L'inspecteur
