''The Big Night'' (french: Le Grand Soir) is a 1976 Swiss film directed by

Francis Reusser Francis Reusser (1 December 1942 – 10 April 2020) was a Swiss film director. He directed thirteen films since 1968. His film '' Derborence'' was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Reusser died on 10 April 2020 after a long illness. ...

. It won the

Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be ...

at the 1976

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, ...

Plot

Five leninists get in trouble while trying to serve their ideals.

Cast

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards. Biography Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...

as Léon *

Jacqueline Parent Jacqueline Parent is a French actress. In 1980 she starred in ''Le Voyage en douce'' directed by Michel Deville. Selected filmography *'' The Big Night'' (1976) *''The Police War'' (1979) *''Le Voyage en douce'' (1980) *''Malevil ''Malevil' ...

as Léa * Arnold Walter as Raoul * François Berthet as René * Marina Bucher as Marina * Jacques Roman as Félix

Reception

It won the

at the 1976

References

External links

* 1976 films Swiss drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Francis Reusser Golden Leopard winners French-language Swiss films 1976 drama films {{Switzerland-film-stub