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The Night Heaven Fell ()

Les bijoutiers du clair de lune (original title)
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Ursula leaves the convent where she was educated, to start living with her uncle, the count Ribera, and her aunt Florentine. When she arrives, she is confronted with a local drama: a youngman from the village, Lambert, whose sister took... See more »
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Ursula
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Florentine
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Lambert
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Comte Miguel de Ribera (as Pepe Nieto)
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Tío (alternate version)
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Conchita (as Maruschi Fresno)
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Fernando
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Le chef de la police
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Le chauffeur
Mario Moreno ...
Alfonso
Tosi ...
Le capitaine
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Garçon d'écurie
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Le prêtre
Rafael Torrobo ...
Le vétérinaire
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Directed by

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Roger Vadim

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Roger Vadim ... (adaptation) (as R. Vadim) and
Jacques Rémy ... (adaptation) (as J. Remy)
 
Albert Vidalie ... (novel)
 
Peter Viertel ... () (uncredited)

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Raoul Lévy ... producer (as R. J. Lévy)

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Georges Auric

Cinematography by

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Armand Thirard

Editing by

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Victoria Mercanton

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Gina Pignier ... assistant editor

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Jean André

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Lucilla Mussini ... (uncredited)

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Odette Berroyer ... makeup artist
Alexandre Marcus ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Roger Debelmas ... production manager

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Jean Dewever ... assistant director
Paul Feyder ... first assistant director
Guy Henry ... assistant director

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Georges Lévy ... assistant production designer
José María Alarcón ... assistant production designer: Spain (uncredited)

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Robert Biard ... sound (as Robert Biart)
Fernand Janisse ... sound assistant
Victor Revelli ... sound assistant

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Serge Beauvarlet ... still photographer
Robert Florent ... assistant camera
Louis Née ... assistant camera (as Louis Nee)
André Tixador ... assistant camera

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Louis Féraud ... gowns: Brigitte Bardot (as Louis Feraud)

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Jacques Météhen ... musical director (as Jacques Metehen)

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Suzanne Durrenberger ... script girl (as Suzanne Durremberger)

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Jacqueline Leroux-Cabuis ... production administrator
Jean Pieuchot ... general manager
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Ursula leaves the convent where she was educated, to start living with her uncle, the count Ribera, and her aunt Florentine. When she arrives, she is confronted with a local drama: a youngman from the village, Lambert, whose sister took her own life, accuses the count of being responsible for his sister's death, for having sexually assaulted her. The two men have a duel of honour, in which Lambert is severely wounded, and the count's honour is saved. Ursula acts as a nurse to Lambert, and falls in love with him, only to find out that Lambert is secretly her aunt's lover. One night, the count too, finds out his wife's affair, and again the two men fight, this time Lambert kills the count. Ursula helps him to escape. Florence, mad with jealousy and hatred for her niece, sets the police after him. Written by Artemis-9

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Also Known As
  • Gli amanti del chiaro di luna (Italy)
  • The Night Heaven Fell (United States)
  • Heaven Fell That Night (United Kingdom)
  • Los joyeros del claro de luna (Spain)
  • Nakts, kad debesis krita (Latvia)
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Trivia The production was plagued with problems. Severe flooding happened in Spain during the filming. In addition, the director Roger Vadim, and actors Stephen Boyd and Brigitte Bardot all fell ill during the making of the movie. Stephen Boyd initially questioned whether he would work with Bardot again publicly (ironically he would work with Bardot again in 'Shalako'), but very quickly corrected his comments. His description of Bardot was that she had 'the mind of a child, but physically she was like a panther on the prowl.' He would later clarify his remarks to indicate that he 'loved' working with her, and that she won him over. They also became friends (See Vogue Magazine Feb 1958), and had a 'inside joke/word' they shared - 'beddibize'. See more »
Goofs The position of the bra and knickers (15th minute)hanging on the fence changes between shots. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Shadows (1958). See more »
Crazy Credits [prologue] autrefois, ceux qui les gendarmes traquaient sur les routes, s'appelaient entre eux "Les bijoutiers du clair de lune". rendered in English by the sub-titles as: "People who were chased by the police on the roads called themselves "moonlight robbers"." See more »
Quotes Le chef de la police: I'm used to criminals, not to lovers.
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