| Just Before Nightfall | |
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| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Screenplay by | Claude Chabrol |
| Based on | The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah |
| Produced by | André Génovès |
| Starring | Stéphane Audran Michel Bouquet |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Jacques Gaillard |
| Music by | Pierre Jansen |
Production companies | Cinegai S.p.A. Les Films de la Boétie |
| Distributed by | Columbia Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Just Before Nightfall (French: Juste avant la nuit) is a 1971 French crime drama film written and directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Stéphane Audran and Michel Bouquet. Based on the 1951 novel The Thin Line by Edward Atiyah, it follows a married businessman who, after killing his mistress, tries to ease his conscience by confessing to his wife and the victim's husband.
- ^ de Baecque, Antoine (2021). Chabrol: biographie. Éditions Stock. ISBN 9782234078888.