Le Désordre et la Nuit

Le désordre et la nuit
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Michel Audiard Gilles Grangier Jacques Robert
Based on	Le désordre et la nuit by Jacques Robert
Produced by	Lucien Viard
Starring	Jean Gabin Danielle Darrieux
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Jacqueline Sadoul
Music by	Henri Contet Jean Yatove
Release date	18 May 1958 (1958-05-18)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Le désordre et la nuit (French for "The disorder and the night") is a 1958 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin and Danielle Darrieux. The screenplay is based on the novel Le désordre et la nuit by Jacques Robert. The film was released in the United States as Night Affair.

Plot

Georges Vallois (Gabin), a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Tiller), whom he considers to be more victim than criminal. Taking it upon himself to wean Lucky away from narcotics, Vallois also wins her love—and, incidentally, smashes the dope ring responsible for her addiction.

Cast

• Jean Gabin as Inspecteur Georges Vallois
• Danielle Darrieux as Thérèse Marken
• Nadja Tiller as Lucky Fridel
• Hazel Scott as Valentine Horse
• Robert Manuel as Blasco
• Robert Berri as Marquis
• Harald Wolff as Herr Fridel
• Paul Frankeur as Inspecteur Chaville
• François Chaumette as Commissioner Janin
• Louis Ducreux as Henri Marken
• Roger Hanin as Simoni
• Gabriel Gobin as Inspecteur Rocard

External links

• Le désordre et la nuit at IMDb
• Le désordre et la nuit at AllMovie
• Le désordre et la nuit at “Cinema-francais“ (French)
• Night Affair movie review at The New York Times Last accessed: July 3, 2014.