The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk

Some crimes can't be covered up...

2011 · 104 min · ★ 5.8 · Thriller, Drama, Romance

Frédéric, a young man with a troubled past, has the good fortune to be given a job in a luxurious mountain hotel. When one of the hotel guests disappears one evening and is later found dead, Frédéric suspects he may have been killed by the family who employ him. But rather than betray his boss, Jacques Couvreur, he makes up his mind to protect him. Unwittingly, Frédéric puts himself in grave danger...

Directed by Raphaël Jacoulot · Written by Lise Macheboeuf

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Jean-Pierre Bacri Jacques Couvreur
Vincent Rottiers Frederic Boissier
Ludmila Mikaël Michèle Couvreur
Sylvie Testud Sylvie Poncet
Céline Sallette Julie
François Perrot Paul Couvreur
Xavier Robic Arnaud Couvreur
India Hair Maud
Melha Mammeri Bossard La femme au petit déjeuner

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