---
title: 'The Night Falls (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roberto Gavaldón'
released: '1952-04-24'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-night-falls-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265417/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Night Falls (1952)

1952 · 85 min · Drama, Crime · Mexico

Original title: La noche avanza

## Synopsis

The Night Falls is a 1952 Mexican crime film noir directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch and Rebeca Iturbide. Armendáriz delivers a particularly energetic performance.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Fitzgerald.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roberto Gavaldón](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-gavaldon)
- **Screenplay:** [Roberto Gavaldón](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-gavaldon), [José Revueltas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-revueltas), [Luis Spota](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-spota)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raúl Lavista](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-lavista)
- **Producer:** [Óscar J. Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-j-brooks), [Felipe Mier](https://cinepixo.com/people/felipe-mier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Draper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-draper)
- **Editor:** [Charles L. Kimball](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-l-kimball)

## Cast

- [Anita Blanch](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-blanch)
- [Wolf Ruvinskis](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-ruvinskis)
- [Carlos Riquelme](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-riquelme)
- [Pedro Armendáriz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz)
- [Julio Villarreal](https://cinepixo.com/people/julio-villarreal)
- [Francisco Jambrina](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-jambrina)

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