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The music and the magic come together... - Round Midnight
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Title: Round Midnight

Release Date: 23 Sep 1986

Runtime: 2h 13m

Genre: Drama

Director: Little Bear, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises

Production Companies: Little Bear, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises

Overview: Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.075 (93 votes)

Cast

  • Dale Turner: Dexter Gordon
  • Francis Borler: François Cluzet
  • Bérangère: Gabrielle Haker
  • Sylvie: Christine Pascal
  • le père de Francis: Pierre Trabaud
  • la mère de Francis: Frédérique Meininger
  • Madame Queen: Liliane Rovère
  • Beau: Ged Marlon
  • Le psychiatre: Benoît Régent
  • Redon: Philippe Noiret
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