Paris by Night

Paris by Night

Paris by Night

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Paris by Night

1989

1h 43m

4.8(13 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Clara Bell is a busy Euro MP with a husband and child at home and a high powered career - but on a trip to Paris her ordered existence is overturned by a murder and a chance encounter.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Clara Paige

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Gerald Paige

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Adam Gillvray

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Wallace Sharp

Jane Asher

Jane Asher

Pauline

Andrew Ray

Andrew Ray

Michael Swanton

Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Jenny Swanton

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Janet Swanton

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Jack Sidmouth

Robert David MacDonald

Sir Arthur Sanderson

Creative team

Directed by: David Hare
Written by: David Hare
Produced by: Patrick Cassavetti

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