L'Étoile du Nord (film)

L'Étoile du Nord
Film poster
Directed byPierre Granier-Deferre
Screenplay byPierre Granier-Deferre
Jean Aurenche
Michel Grisolia
Based onL’Étoile du Nord
1938 novel
by Georges Simenon
Produced byAlain Sarde
StarringPhilippe Noiret
Simone Signoret
Fanny Cottençon
CinematographyPierre-William Glenn
Edited byJean Ravel
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Production
companies
Sara Films
Films A2
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 31 March 1982 (1982-03-31)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$7.7 million

L'Étoile du Nord (English: The North Star) is a 1982 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on a novel by Georges Simenon, starring Simone Signoret, Philippe Noiret, Fanny Cottençon and Julie Jézéquel. It won a César Award for Best Adaptation and Best Supporting Actress, and was nominated for Best Actress, Most Promising Actress and Best Editing.