Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars
Night Without Stars
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anthony Pelissier
Screenplay by	Winston Graham
Story by	David Farrar; Nadia Gray; Maurice Teynac; Gérard Landry; June Clyde;
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	John Seabourne Sr.
Music by	William Alwyn
Production; company	Europa Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors; (UK 1951); RKO Radio Pictures; (USA 1952);
Release date	4 April 1951 (London);
Running time	86 minutes (UK); 75 minutes (USA);
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Night Without Stars is a 1951 British black and white dramatic thriller starring David Farrar, Nadia Gray and Maurice Teynac. The screenplay was written by Winston Graham based upon his eponymous 1950 novel.^[1] The film was directed by Anthony Pelissier and produced by Hugh Stewart.^[2]

Plot

When English lawyer Giles Gordon (David Farrar), partially blinded during service in World War II, retires to the French Riviera, he meets and falls in love with shop girl Alix Delaisse (Nadia Gray), the widow of a French Resistance fighter. Restaurateur Pierre Chava (Gérard Landry) approaches Giles and warns him off with the claim that Alix is already promised to him. He tells Giles that Alix is involved with black marketers, blackmailers and murderers from the war years and demands that Giles forget her and return to England.

Cast

David Farrar as Giles Gordon
Nadia Gray as Alix Delaisse née Malinay
Maurice Teynac as Louis Malinay
Gérard Landry as Pierre Chaval
June Clyde as Claire
Robert Ayres as Walter
Clive Morton as Dr. Coulson
Eugene Deckers as Armand
Martin Benson as White Cap
Gilles Quéant as Inspector Deffand
Ina De La Haye as 'Mere Roget'
Richard Molinas as Driver
Jeanne Pali as Madame Colloni
Marcel Poncin as Blind Man

Releases

The film's original theatrical releases included its premiere in the United Kingdom on 4 April, in Finland on 19 October 1951, in Sweden on 3 December 1951, in Portugal on 1 June 1952, in the United States on 5 July 1953 and in Denmark on 16 November 1953. International release titles include in Austria as Nacht ohne Sterne, in Denmark as Natten uden stjerner, in Finland as Tähdetön yö, in Greece as Nyhta horis asteria, in Italy as Notte senza stelle, in Portugal as Quando a Luz Voltou, in Sweden as Natt utan stjärnor, and in West Germany as Nacht ohne Sterne

References

^ Graham, Winston (1950). Night Without Stars (Book Club ed.). Doubleday & Co. ASIN B000NPI97I.
^ "Night Without Stars (1951)". Brit Movies. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

External links

Night Without Stars at IMDb

[1] Graham, Winston (1950). Night Without Stars (Book Club ed.). Doubleday & Co. ASIN B000NPI97I.

[2] "Night Without Stars (1951)". Brit Movies. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

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