The Empire of Night
L'empire de la nuit
Comedy
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
1962-12-05
fr
Cast
Director
Pierre Grimblat
Eddie Constantine as Eddie
Elga Andersen as Widow
Geneviève Grad as Girl
Harold Nicholas as Sidekick
Michel de Ré as Melchior
Guy Bedos as Gaspard
Roger Carel as J.J. Krosse
Claude Cerval as Balthazar
Jean Galland as Magician Stravunesku
Pierre Doris as Leader of the cabaret gang
Jean Juillard as David Balkis' great bodyguard
Jean Clarieux as Stage manager
Bernard Dumaine as Manager of the cabarets
Gilberte Géniat as Mrs. Elsa
Claude Mansard as Manager of the cabarets
Jacques Fabbri as Acrobat Ström
Elga Andersen as Geneviève Balkis
Jean Le Poulain as David Balkis, Emperor of the night
Franck Maurice as Mn who watches over the kidnapped child
Dominique Zardi