Midnight

"You'll have the time of your LIFE at MIDNIGHT!"

1939 1h 34m EN

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7.4

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94%

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METACRITIC

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7.8

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 98🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●79Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 6,372

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.

“You'll have the time of your LIFE at MIDNIGHT!”

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Cast

Claudette Colbert
Eve Peabody
Don Ameche
Tibor Czerny
John Barrymore
Georges Flammarion
Francis Lederer
Jacques Picot
Mary Astor
Helene Flammarion
Elaine Barrie
Simone
Hedda Hopper
Stephanie
Rex O'Malley
Marcel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitchell Leisen
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Edwin Justus Mayer
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mitchell Leisen, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Friedrich Hollaender. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Doane Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche and John Barrymore carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll have the time of your LIFE at MIDNIGHT!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mitchell Leisen directs. Charles Lang behind the camera. Friedrich Hollaender scores. Doane Harrison cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

187 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Mitchell Leisen, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Friedrich Hollaender. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Doane Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche and John Barrymore carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll have the time of your LIFE at MIDNIGHT!".
8IMDB entry: tt0031647 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "taxi", "jealousy", "judge", "taxi driver".