---
title: 'Round Midnight (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bertrand Tavernier'
released: '1986-09-12'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/round-midnight-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090557/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Round Midnight (1986)

1986 · 130 min · Drama, Music · France, United States


## Synopsis

Round Midnight is a 1986 American musical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by Tavernier and David Rayfiel. It stars Dexter Gordon, with a soundtrack by Herbie Hancock. The title comes from Thelonious Monk's 1943 composition "'Round Midnight", which is featured in this film in a Hancock arrangement.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier)
- **Screenplay:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier), [David Rayfiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rayfiel), [Colo Tavernier O'Hagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/colo-tavernier-o-hagan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbie Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbie-hancock)
- **Producer:** [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno de Keyzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-de-keyzer)
- **Editor:** [Armand Psenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-psenny)

## Cast

- [Liliane Rovère](https://cinepixo.com/people/liliane-rovere)
- [Jacques Poitrenaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-poitrenaud)
- [Palle Mikkelborg](https://cinepixo.com/people/palle-mikkelborg)
- [François Cluzet](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-cluzet) as Francis Borler
- [Cheikh Fall](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheikh-fall)
- [Arno Chevrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/arno-chevrier)
- [Luc Sarot](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-sarot)
- [Marc-Édouard Nabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-edouard-nabe)
- [Cedar Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedar-walton)
- [Sophie Marceau](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-marceau)
- [John McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mclaughlin)
- [Benoît Régent](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-regent)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Billy Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-higgins)
- [Christine Pascal](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-pascal)

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