Just Before Nightfall

6.6/1019711h 40mReleased

DramaCrime

A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.

Released: Mar 31, 1971

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Stéphane Audran

Hélène Masson

Michel Bouquet

Charles Masson

François Périer

François Tellier

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