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Status
Released
Release
1962
Runtime
1h 30m
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.
23 Cast Members
Eddie Constantine
Eddie
Elga Andersen
Widow
Geneviève Grad
Girl
Harold Nicholas
Sidekick
Michel de Ré
Melchior
Guy Bedos
Gaspard
Roger Carel
J.J. Krosse
Claude Cerval
Balthazar
Jean Galland
Magician Stravunesku
Pierre Doris
Leader of the cabaret gang
Jean Juillard
David Balkis' great bodyguard
Jacques Sempey
David Balkis' little bodyguard
Jean Clarieux
Stage manager
Bernard Dumaine
Manager of the cabarets
Gilberte Géniat
Mrs. Elsa
Claude Mansard
Manager of the cabarets
Jacques Fabbri
Acrobat Ström
Elga Andersen
Geneviève Balkis
Hélène Constantine
Girl
Tanya Constantine
Girl
