Just Before Nightfall (1971)

Name: Just Before Nightfall
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Released: 1971-03-31

1h 40m

Running Time

Plot.

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

Where to Watch.

Rent

Currently Just Before Nightfall is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Canal VOD

Streaming in:
🇫🇷 France

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 31, 1971

Original Name
Juste avant la nuit

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Filming Locations
Paris, France

Genres
Documentary Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

Wiki.

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.