The Night Clerk (2011)

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1h 44min
Drama, Thriller
02 Mar 2011 (Belgium)
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Recently paroled, Frédéric, mid-20s, works nights at an upscale hotel in the breathtaking Pyrenees mountains. One night, he spots the hotel owner, Jacques Couvreur, and his son concealing a damaged vehicle.

Director:

Raphaël Jacoulot

Writers:

Lise Macheboeuf, Raphaël Jacoulot

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Cast

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	Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jacques Couvreur
	Vincent Rottiers	...	Frédéric Boissier
	Ludmila Mikaël	...	Michèle Couvreur
	Sylvie Testud	...	L'inspectrice de police Sylvie Poncet
	Céline Sallette	...	Julie Couvreur
	François Perrot	...	Paul Couvreur
	Xavier Robic	...	Arnaud Couvreur
	India Hair	...	Maud
	Pierre-Félix Gravière	...	Olivier
	Marc Brunet	...	Le capitaine de gendarmerie Barthod
	Nicolas Jouhet	...	Henri
	Marc Saez	...	Raphaël Cassany
	Philippe Vendan-Borin	...	L'assistant de Sylvie
	Priscilla Attal-Sfez	...	Sandrine (as Priscilla Attal)
	Patrick Hastert	...	Jacky
	Violette Campo	...	Une lingère
	Corinne Marsollier	...	Une lingère
	Christian Cazenave	...	Le cuisinier
	Joël Delsaut	...	Le premier technicien en identification criminelle 1
	Christophe Hauret-Clos	...	Le second technicien en identification criminelle 2
	Véronique Fauconnet	...	La fleuriste
	Yannick Géraud	...	Le veilleur de nuit de l'hôtel d' Andorre
	Anne Metzler	...	La réceptionniste de jour (as Victoire Metzler)
	Camille Saint-Martin	...	Un copain de Maud
	Melha Mammeri	...	La femme au petit déjeuner (as Melha Mammeri-Bossard)
	Colette Kieffer	...	La patronne du bar
	Philippe Roux	...	Le barman
	Igor Marcassus	...	Le jeune homme du mariage
	Jérôme Mayoux	...	Le maître d'hôtel
	Mégane Fabre	...	Une serveuse
	Fanny Troussicot	...	Une serveuse
	Militza Gorbatchevsky	...	Une serveuse
	Olivia Kerverdo	...	Une serveuse
	Robin Vies	...	Un veilleur de nuit
	Julien Lacaze	...	La doublure de Frédéric
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Claude Breda	...	(uncredited)
	Jean-Yves Freyburger	...	Un dîneur au restaurant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raphaël Jacoulot

Written by

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Lise Macheboeuf	...	(scenario) &
Raphaël Jacoulot	...	(scenario)

Produced by

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Dominique Besnehard	...	producer
Anne Derré	...	producer
Michel Feller	...	producer
Nicolas Steil	...	producer

Music by

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André Dziezuk

Cinematography by

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Benoît Chamaillard

Editing by

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Mirjam Strugalla

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(as Myriam Strugalla)

Editorial Department

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Xavier Desjours	...	dailies color grader
Etienne Grandou	...	digital intermediate manager
Matthieu Monteux	...	video mastering
Marc Recchia	...	editor
Christine Szymkowiak	...	colorist
Claire Vandewalle	...	assistant editor

Casting By

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Christel Baras
Jérémie Santander
Bernard Savin Pascaud
Katja Wolf

Production Design by

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Denis Renault

Set Decoration by

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Benoit Cisilkiewick

Costume Design by

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Judy Shrewsbury

Makeup Department

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Fabienne Adam	...	key makeup artist
Olivier Chauzy	...	hair stylist
Véronique Delmestre	...	makeup artist
Laurence Masin	...	makeup artist
Sabine Pollet	...	hair stylist
Céline Vh	...	key hair stylist

Production Management

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Marianne Campos	...	production secretary
Jesus Gonzalez-Elvira	...	production manager
Eric Grandjean	...	unit production manager
Varujan Gumusel	...	post-production manager
Philippe Roux	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Estelle Bonnet-Gérard	...	third assistant director (as Estelle Gérard)
Delphine Daull	...	first assistant director
Yves de Chalonge	...	assistant director
Renaud Epelboin	...	second assistant director
Thanos Goltsos	...	third assistant director

Art Department

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Benoit Cisilkiewick	...	set dresser
Thomas Ferrandis	...	carpenter
Delphine Houdas	...	carpenter
Marine Israel	...	assistant art director
Hélène Maroutian	...	props buyer
François Mast	...	carpenter
Vincent Panossian	...	property master
Manu Poupard	...	propmaster
Barbara Prati	...	property master
Stéphane Pérazzi	...	assistant art director (as Stephane Perazzi)
Manuel Swieton	...	construction coordinator
Jean-Claude Tenes	...	construction manager

Sound Department

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Pia Dumont	...	sound editor
Frank Flies	...	boom operator
Marie Mazière	...	foley assistant
Michel Monier	...	dolby consultant
Michel Schillings	...	re-recording mixer
Carlo Thoss	...	sound mixer
Nicolas Tran Trong	...	sound editor

Special Effects by

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Hubert Devinck	...	special effects technician
Philippe Hubin	...	special effects supervisor
Denis Le Doyen	...	special effects technician
Jean-Christophe Magnaud	...	special effects

Visual Effects by

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Stephane Bidault	...	visual effects supervisor
Olivier Blanchet	...	lead digital compositor
Aurélien Grand	...	retouch and restoration
Paul Moriaux	...	digital artist
Bruno Nicolas	...	visual effects artist
Amélie Rey	...	visual effects
Adrien Servadio	...	digital artist
Matthias Weber	...	visual effects producer

Stunts

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Jean-Louis Bonnet	...	stunts
Dominique Fouassier	...	stunt coordinator
Gérard Kuhnl	...	stunts
Roland Neunreuther	...	stunt coordinator: car stunts
Olivier Picot	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Camille Bonin	...	grip
Christophe Brachet	...	still photographer
Renaud Charlier	...	grip
Fanny Coustenoble	...	second assistant camera / steadicam operator
Cyril Dupont	...	electrician
Olivier Koos	...	additional second assistant camera
Helder Loureiro Alves Da Silva	...	electrician
Patrick Muller	...	still photographer
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud	...	steadicam operator
Carlo Thiel	...	first assistant camera operator
Ricardo Vaz Palma	...	still photographer

Casting Department

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Christophe Hauret-Clos

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casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marine Demoury	...	set dresser
Jette Kraghede	...	costumer
Lydia Marchand	...	wardrobe
Kim Nguyen	...	wardrobe
Peggy Wurth	...	costumer

Location Management

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Jérémie Chevret	...	location manager
Jonathan Christoph	...	location manager
Tiago Hof	...	location manager
Philippe Letode	...	location manager
Steve Mannes	...	location manager
Stéphanie Mengel	...	location manager
Maria Moutot-Tolomio	...	location manager (as Maria Moutot)
Jim Probyn	...	location scouting
Christophe Vincent	...	location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Clémentine Schaeffer

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gaby Meyers

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facility/truck driver

Additional Crew

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Tony Arnoux	...	press attache
Jean-Michel Bouteau	...	travelling car
Marianne Campos	...	production secretary
Solveig Harper	...	production administrator
Sophie Heurzeau	...	production assistant
Antoine Le Carpentier	...	production assistant
Eric Lebert	...	travelling car
David Mouraire	...	financial director
Rose Putz-Assa	...	production accountant
André-Paul Ricci	...	press attache
Alexandra Schumann	...	production coordinator
Cedric Brelet von Sydow	...	making-of director
Amelie Vrla	...	press relations / production assistant / publicist
Marie-Hélène Zahra	...	production administrator

Production Companies

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Mon Voisin Productions (co-production)
Iris Productions (co-production)
TF1 Droits Audiovisuels (co-production)
UGC Images (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
France Télévisions (participation)
CinéCinéma (participation)
Région Midi-Pyrénées (participation)
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (participation)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg (participation)
Sofica Valor 8 (in association with)
Banque Postale Image 3, La (in association with)
Uni Étoile 7 (in association with)
Soficinéma 6 (in association with)
Iris Group

Distributors

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TF1 International (2011) (World-wide)
UGC Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Pathé Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French speaking region)
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
TF1 Vidéo (2011) (France) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) (helicopter gyrostabilized camera system)
Chainon Manquant, Le (Footage research & clearance)
Cinéstéréo (optical transfer)
Location Consulting & Facilities (facility vehicles)
M.O. Pour Mot (sound post-production)
Philophon (sound post-production)
Rageman (poster & artwork)
Sonia Tout Court (trailer)
Transpalux (lighting equipment)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Frederic is a young man in social rehabilitation. He has just found a night internship, in an isolated hotel in the mountains when, one evening, he sees his boss, Jacques, together with this son, hiding a car in the parking lot. The day after, he learns that one of the clients left the hotel without notice... Written by Amélie Vrla Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	hotel mountain rehabilitation incriminating-evidence evidence-tampering See All (42) »
Genres	Drama Thriller
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Certification	France:Tous publics Netherlands:12 Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Night Clerk (Canada, English title) The Night Clerk (World-wide, English title) The Night Clerk (United States) Before Dawn (Europe, English title) Before the Dawn (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	104 min
Country	France Luxembourg
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Hotel Vignemale - Gavarnie-Gèdre, Hautes-Pyrenees, France See more »

Box Office

Budget

EUR4,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	French visa # 119343 See more »
Goofs	"Smoky Blues", written by John Barry, appears twice in the credits for 'Additional Music', as items 9 and 26. See more »
Soundtracks	Get Real See more »

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