Guardian of the Night
1986, French. Directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin.
With an off-beat sense of humor to match its erratic central character, this original comedy-drama features Jean-Philippe Ecoffey as Yves, a young man who works as a cop at night. The catch is that Yves turns to petty crime during the day, partly to impress Aurore (Aurelle Doazan), a nurse he idolizes from afar. His criminal hobby seems hard to understand, since it's doubtful that they will really get him anywhere with Aurore; besides, she already has a boyfriend. Nevertheless, Yves starts out by robbing a post office and ends up trying to run over Aurore's boyfriend, an act which finally gets him into serious trouble.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Pierre LimosinDirector
- Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyYves Bazin
- Aurelle DoazanAurore Corot
- Nicolas SilbergVaillant
- Vincent PerezArmand
- Olivier PerrierCast
- Jean-Claude FrissungVassal
- Mireille PerrierLa postière
- Philippe De BrugadaAchard
- Serge GiambernardiniGrisjean
- Jean-Paul BonnaireLegaec
- Guy PannequinArtaud
- Anne GautierClaire
Details
- Released
- 16 April 1986
- Original title
- Gardien de la nuit
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-Pierre Limosin, Pascale Ferran
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Guardian of the Night runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Guardian of the Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 April 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Guardian of the Night?
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Who directed Guardian of the Night?
Guardian of the Night (1986) was directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin and stars Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Aurelle Doazan, Nicolas Silberg.