"A movie for people who love movies."

1973

1h 56m

7.8(633 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

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Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Jacqueline Bisset

Julie Baker

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Valentina Cortese

Séverine

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Dani

Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

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Alexandra Stewart

Stacey

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Jean-Pierre Aumont

Alexandre

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Jean Champion

Bertrand, the Producer

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alphonse

Directing

François Truffaut

Ferrand, the Director

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Niké Arrighi

Odile, the Makeup Artist

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Nathalie Baye

Joelle, the Script Girl

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Maurice Seveno

TV Reporter

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David Markham

Doctor Michael Nelson

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Bernard Ménez

Bernard, the Property Master

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Gaston Joly

Lajoie, the Location Manager

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Zénaïde Rossi

Madame Lajoie

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Xavier Saint-Macary

Christian

Crew

Marc Boyle

English Stuntman

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Camera

Walter Bal

Walter, the Camera Operator

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Acting

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François, the Assistant Director

Directing

Pierre Zucca

Pierrot, the Still Photographer

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Editing

Martine Barraqué

Martine, the Editor (uncredited)

Production

Marcel Berbert

French Insurer (uncredited)

Editing

Yann Dedet

Yann, the Editor (uncredited)

Sound

Georges Delerue

Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)

Writing

Graham Greene

English Insurer (uncredited)

Acting

Ernest Menzer

Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)

Directing

Claude Miller

Hotel Client (uncredited)

Acting

Jean Panisse

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Marie Poitevin

Woman (uncredited)

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Christophe Vesque

Child with the Cane in the Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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