Dark Sunday
1949, French. Directed by Jacqueline Audry.
Shortly before the War, Jan Lazlo, a Hungarian musician who has emigrated to France, falls for a young woman. Alas, the lady forsakes him and the poor man tries to overcome his grief by writing "Gloomy Sunday", a song so desperate that it can drive its listeners to suicide. Max, a music publisher, likes the song and decides to launch it by all means, foul or fair. Bob, his accomplice, manages to talk his mistress Michèle into committing a fake suicide. She obeys him and the scheme is a success as a result. On this occasion, Jan gets to know Michèle and the two young people fall in love. Happiness seems to be in store for Jan again but this is without counting with Bob. Jealous of Jan, the naughty fellow indeed tells him that Michèle's attempted suicide was nothing but an advertising pretense.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jacqueline AudryDirector
- Michèle AlfaMichèle
- Paul BernardBob
- Jacques DacqmineJan Laszlo
- Marcel DalioMax - l'éditeur
- Marcelle DerrienMaria
- Colette MarsColette - une chanteurse
- Charles LemontierLe commissaire de police
- Edmond ArdissonLe portier
- Alfred BaillouToni
- Jean DebrayUn journaliste
- Jean-Jacques DreuxRoger
- Annette LajonUne chanteuse (as Anette Lajon)
Details
- Released
- 23 March 1949
- Original title
- Sombre dimanche
- Country
- France
- Written by
- André Legrand, André Haguet
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Dark Sunday runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Dark Sunday isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 March 1949. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dark Sunday?
Dark Sunday (1949) was directed by Jacqueline Audry and stars Michèle Alfa, Paul Bernard, Jacques Dacqmine.