Midnight Party

Midnight Party

1976 · 91 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Comedy, Crime

Sylvia, a stripper, attends a party where the theme is a mock spy adventure. Unfortunately, she soon finds herself thrust in a real espionage adventure. There are these two playboys that invite her to their midnight orgy. Later, her communist rock star lover shows up in her dressing room and starts shouting anti-capitalist rhetoric. In the mean time, her hypochondriac husband keeps loosing money in poker games. And in between, she talks directly into the camera, trying to entertain us.

Directed by Jesús Franco · Written by Jesús Franco

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Cast

Lina Romay Sylvia
Monica Swinn Marthe
Olivier Mathot Alphonse Gauthier
Evelyne Scott Marylin
Claude Boisson Joe di Loggia
Alain Petit Red Nicholas
Jesús Franco Janos Radeck
Raymond Hardy Radeck's Assistant (uncredited)
Nicole Guettard (uncredited)
Ilona Kunesova Girl at bar (uncredited)
Pierre Taylou Pierre (uncredited)

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