A Friend Will Come Tonight

A Friend Will Come Tonight (French: Un ami viendra ce soir) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

A Friend Will Come Tonight
Directed by	Raymond Bernard
Written by	Jacques Companéez Yvan Noé Raymond Bernard
Produced by	Constantin Geftman Jacques Roitfeld Raymond Artus
Starring	Michel Simon Madeleine Sologne Paul Bernard
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Charlotte Guilbert
Music by	Arthur Honegger
Production companies	Francinex CGC Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Distributed by	Francinex
Release date	10 April 1946 (1946-04-10)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Michel Simon as Michel Lemaret
• Madeleine Sologne as Hélène Asselin
• Paul Bernard as Le docteur Maurice Tiller
• Louis Salou as Le commissaire Louis Martin
• Saturnin Fabre as Philippe Prunier
• Marcel André as Le docteur Lestrade
• Lily Mounet as Alexandrine Jeanne Constance Létitia, baronne de Pontignac
• Yvette Andréyor as Mademoiselle Béatrice
• Jacques Clancy as Jacques Leroy, le pianiste
• Daniel Gélin as Pierre Ribault
• Claude Lehmann as Le docteur Pigaut
• Cécilia Paroldi as Claire, la postière
• Howard Vernon as Robert Langlois, le muet
• Jane Marny as Madame Belin
• Raoul Marco as Le maire
• Pierre Sergeol as Charles Levallier
• Odette Barencey as Une serveuse de l'auberge
• Georges Brisset
• Claude Vernier as Le second officier allemand
• Gregori Chmara as L'officier allemand au monocle
• Paul Darcy
• Jo Dest as Un allemand
• Palmyre Levasseur as Une villageoise
• Fernand Liesse as Anselme
• Darling Légitimus
• Maria Mauban
• Fritz Schmiedel as Le soldat allemand faisant l'appel
• Maurice Schutz

Production

Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• A Friend Will Come Tonight at IMDb