Synopsis
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Key facts
Cast
Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Julius Streicher
Original language
French
First release
May 22, 1956 (France)
Production companies
Argos Films, COCINOR, COMO-FILMS
Crew
Screenplay
Jean Cayrol
Producer
Anatole Dauman, Philippe Lifchitz, Samy Halfon
Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet, Sacha Vierny
Editing
Alain Resnais
Music
Hanns Eisler
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Doclisboa International Film Festival 2019 generic - DDR
Titles
| Original title | Nuit et Brouillard | |
| Alternate title | Night and Fog |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | May 22, 1956 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | April 27, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | August 28, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 25, 2005 |
| Streaming | France | May 19, 2026 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Australia | August 1, 2008 |
Full credits
| Director | Alain Resnais |
| Cast | Michel Bouquet (Narrator (voice) (uncredited)), Reinhard Heydrich (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Heinrich Himmler (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Adolf Hitler (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Julius Streicher (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Jean Cayrol |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman, Philippe Lifchitz, Samy Halfon |
| Cinematography | Ghislain Cloquet, Sacha Vierny |
| Editing | Alain Resnais |
| Music | Hanns Eisler |
| Visual effects | Henry Ferrand |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
