

The Night Heaven Fell
1958-04-05 · 91 min · ★ 5.1
Novitiate Ursula leaves the convent and becomes involved with Lambert, who blames her lecherous uncle, the count Ribera, for his sister's death.
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- Directors
- Roger Vadim
- Production companies
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD), Iéna Productions, Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Brigitte BardotUrsula Desfontaines
Alida ValliAunt Florentine
Stephen BoydLambert
José NietoCount Miguel de Ribera
Fernando ReyTío (alternate version)
Maruchi FresnoConchita (as Maruschi Fresno)
Adriano DomínguezFernando
José Marco Davó
Antonio Vico
José María Tasso
Nicolás D. Perchicot
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