The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Frédéric DardWriter
- Pierre GrimblatWriter
- Pierre GrimblatDirector
Cast
- Eddie ConstantineEddie
- Elga AndersenWidow
- Geneviève GradGirl
- Harold NicholasSidekick
- Michel de RéMelchior
- Guy BedosGaspard
- Roger CarelJ.J. Krosse
- Claude CervalBalthazar
- Jean GallandMagician Stravunesku
- Pierre DorisLeader of the cabaret gang
- Jean JuillardDavid Balkis' great bodyguard
- Jacques SempeyDavid Balkis' little bodyguard
Themes
crime spoof