# Thus Finishes the Night

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1949 film directed by Emil E. Reinert

Thus Finishes the Night Directed by Emil E. Reinert Written by René Jolivet Jacques Natanson Henri Schneider Produced by Robert Woog Starring Anne Vernon Claude Dauphin Henri Guisol Cinematography Roger Dormoy Edited by Isabelle Elman Music by Joe Hajos Production company Films Metzger et Woog Distributed by Les Films Corona Les Films Osso (Belgium) Release date 17 August 1949 (1949-08-17) Running time 90 minutes Country France Language French

***Thus Finishes the Night*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***Ainsi finite la nuit***) is a 1949 French [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Emil E. Reinert](/source/Emil_E._Reinert) and starring [Anne Vernon](/source/Anne_Vernon), [Claude Dauphin](/source/Claude_Dauphin_(actor)) and [Henri Guisol](/source/Henri_Guisol).[1] It was shot at the [Billancourt Studios](/source/Billancourt_Studios) in [Paris](/source/Paris). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Lucien Aguettand](/source/Lucien_Aguettand).

## Synopsis

A woman begins an affair with a [concert pianist](/source/Concert_pianist).

## Cast

- [Anne Vernon](/source/Anne_Vernon) as Catherine Beryl

- [Claude Dauphin](/source/Claude_Dauphin_(actor)) as Le pianiste André Fuger

- [Henri Guisol](/source/Henri_Guisol) as Le procureur Georges Beryl

- [Katherine Kath](/source/Katherine_Kath) as Une voyageuse

- [André Versini](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Versini) as Le commis-voyageur Guy Moret

- [Albert Duvaleix](/source/Albert_Duvaleix) as Prunier - le concierge du théâtre

- [Gilberte Géniat](/source/Gilberte_G%C3%A9niat) as Jeannette

- [Mona Dol](/source/Mona_Dol) as La mère de Catherine

- [Albert Michel](/source/Albert_Michel) as Le contrôleur

- [Hennery](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hennery&action=edit&redlink=1) as Ernest

- [Léon Pauléon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9on_Paul%C3%A9on&action=edit&redlink=1) as Un voyageur

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rège p.540

## Bibliography

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

## External links

- [*Thus Finishes the Night*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197217/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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