Jean Champion

Day for Night -- FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT's sly, humorous Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) that speaks the language of everyone who lovesmovies.

This surging screen adventure is set at the end of World War I. Major Foster and his Legionnaires have been ordered to protect an archaeological expedition led by Francois Marneau. Foster is opposed to the excavation of a priceless tomb in Morocco. He not only considers it grave robbing, he also knows the last expedition there was destroyed, along with its Legionnaire guards. But Foster follows his orders. In Morocco, Foster battles the forces who are out to stop the expedition. The attacks slaughter thousands and end only when Foster is killed. Only Marco is left to take up the cavalry of his fallen friend and commander.

Philippe Noiret portrays a French major who is supervising the gruesome task of counting and identifying the corpses still strewn over the battlefield post-World War I. Noiret is obsessed with the notion that, by doing his job above and beyond the call of duty, he can somehow make up for the carnage in which he participated a few years earlier.

At the end of World War I, Major Foster (Gene Hackman), a tough, bitter American who has forced to resign from West Point and is now in the French Foreign Legion, is ordered, with his legionnaires, to protect an archaeological expedition headed by Francois Marneau (Max Van Sydow) of the Louvre, who is to excavate for a priceless tomb in Morocco.

The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, unions threaten to walk, shooting must finish before the insurance lapses and a cat can't hit its mark. Is this any way to make a film? FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT's sly, humorous Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) that speaks the language of everyone who loves movies. JACQUELINE BISSET, JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT, VALENTINA CORTESE, NATHALIE BAYE and Truffaut star.

FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT's sly, humorous Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) that speaks the language of everyone who lovesmovies.

FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT's sly, humorous Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) that speaks the language of everyone who lovesmovies.

The leading lady is recovering from a nervous breakdown, another performer is soused on the set, unions threaten to walk, shooting must finish before the insurance lapses and a cat can't hit its mark. Is this any way to make a film? FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT's sly, humorous Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (1973) speaks the language of everyone who loves movies. JACQUELINE BISSET, JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT, VALENTINA CORTESE, NATHALIE BAYE and Truffaut star.