The Night of the Following Day

1969
R
1h 33m

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6.0/10

2.6K

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Marlon Brando, Rita Moreno, Richard Boone, and Pamela Franklin in The Night of the Following Day (1969)

Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.

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Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.

Directors
- Hubert Cornfield
- Richard Boone
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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Hubert Cornfield
- Richard Boone
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Pilot
(as Al Lettier)

Lucien Desagneaux

Luggage Handler at Orly Airport
(uncredited)

Albert Michel

Taxi Driver
(uncredited)

Éric Rophé

Children
(uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier

One of the Managers of the First National City Bank
(uncredited)

Directors
- Hubert Cornfield
- Richard Boone
Writers
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Trivia
Ten days before the shooting of this film started, Marlon Brando visited Finland. In a press conference, he was asked what his next film would be, he said he did not remember.

Quotes
[He's been concealing a gun]
Leer: You know, some day, somebody is gonna invent a comfortable gun.

Connections
Featured in Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)

Soundtracks
One Early Morning
Music by Stanley Myers
Lyric by Jon Hendricks
Sung by Annie Ross

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10/10

Brando shines in outstanding performance

The Night Before The Following Day is one of Marlon Brando's most over-looked films. Looking as fit and trim as he was in Streetcar Named Desire, Brando gives an emotionally charged performance as Bud (Brando's nickname in real life!), the leader of a gang of ruthless kidnappers. Brando's acting is at its best in an amazing scene in which he has an intense conversation with Jess Hahn about his misgivings regarding the success of their kidnapping.

The supporting cast is remarkable. Richard Boone as a sadistic murderer, gives his finest career performance. His villain is the most chilling in movie-screen history. Jess Hahn, as hard-luck Wally, steals the show. He has the look and build of a man who has been dealt the worst of bad luck. Rita Moreno as Wally's drug-addicted sister and Brando's girl-friend, is at her rawest. And a young Pamela Franklin as the kidnap victim shines in a truly abusive role.

Raw acting, graphic brutality, realistic action, a surprise ending, and out-standing acting performances makes The Night Before The Following Day a Marlon Brando classic.