Le concerto de la peur (1963 France) aka Night of Lust



Le concerto de la peur (1963)
aka
Night of Lust 

Probably best known in America for Chet Baker's marvelous free-jazz score (rivalling Miles Davis's for "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud"), this is a cheaply made but enjoyably atmospheric and idiosyncratic crime movie. A couple of Parisian drug gangs (one led by a blind, philosophical, trumpet-playing boss) are battling over turf, leading to kidnappings, beatings, murders, betrayals and other intrigues. And this being a José Benazeraf film, there are timeouts for stolen lust, striptease and a great cat fight.

There does appear to be a version released by Bob Cresse which is dubbed and had 15 minutes cut from it. It is that version which was re-titled Night of Lust. These screenshots from the original French version.  V&D

Yvonne Monlaur

Marcel Champel










Jean-Pierre Kalfon (R)


Yvonne Monlaur and Regine Rumen

Yvonne Monlaur and Regine Rumen

Yvonne Monlaur

Yvonne Monlaur and Regine Rumen


Hans Verner and Regine Rumen

Hans Verner





Sylvie Bréal




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