Night and Fog

1956 0h 32m FR

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8.3

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★8.3TMDB · 590

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Synopsis

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Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michel Bouquet
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Reinhard Heydrich
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alain Resnais
Writers: Jean Cayrol
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alain Resnais, shot by Ghislain Cloquet. 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 Hanns Eisler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Michel Bouquet and Reinhard Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alain Resnais directs. Ghislain Cloquet behind the camera. Hanns Eisler scores. Alain Resnais cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Tight 32-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alain Resnais, shot by Ghislain Cloquet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hanns Eisler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alain Resnais shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michel Bouquet and Reinhard Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0048434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "destruction of a civilization", "nazi", "germany", "world war ii".