'Round Midnight
The music and the magic come together...
1986 | 131m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Bertrand Tavernier |
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| Writer: | Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel |
| Staring: |
| Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 23, 1986 |
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| Director: | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Writer: | Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | jazz, saxophone, jazz singer or musician, saxophonist, musician, biography, jazz club, expatriate |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Winkler Films, Little Bear |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,000,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dexter Gordon | Dale Turner |
| François Cluzet | Francis Borler |
| Gabrielle Haker | Bérangère |
| Christine Pascal | Sylvie |
| Pierre Trabaud | le père de Francis |
| Frédérique Meininger | la mère de Francis |
| Liliane Rovère | Madame Queen |
| Ged Marlon | Beau |
| Benoît Régent | Le psychiatre |
| Philippe Noiret | Redon |
| Eddy Mitchell | L'ivrogne au bar du Blue Note |
| Sandra Reaves-Phillips | Buttercup |
| Lonette McKee | Darcey Leigh |
| Herbie Hancock | Eddie Wayne |
| Bobby Hutcherson | Ace |
| Hart Leroy Bibbs | Herschell |
| Victoria Gabrielle Platt | Chan Turner |
| John Berry | Ben |
| Martin Scorsese | Goodley |
| Alain Sarde | Terzian |
| Sophie Marceau | Une fille dans la rue |
| Jacques Poitrenaud | |
| Marc-Edouard Nabe | Extra |
| Noël Simsolo |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Armand Psenny | Editor |
| Pierre Duquesne | Art Direction |
| Jacqueline Moreau | Costume Design |
| Colo Tavernier O'Hagan | Translator |
| Amanda Mackey | Casting, Casting Director |
| Bruno de Keyzer | Director of Photography |
| Bertrand Tavernier | Writer, Director |
| Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| David Rayfiel | Writer |
| Jacques Stricanne | Grip |
| Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Philippe Brun | Camera Operator |
| Frédéric Bourboulon | First Assistant Director |
| Michel Desrois | Sound |
| William Flageollet | Sound |
| Pierre Saint-Blancat | Production Manager |
| Bud Powell | In Memory Of |
| Lester Young | In Memory Of |
| Philippe Bergeron | Second Assistant Director |
| Véronique Bourboulon | Second Assistant Director |
| Claudine Taulère | Continuity |
| Claudine Bonnet | Accountant |
| Nicole Cavillon | Assistant Accountant |
| Albert Prévost | Unit Manager |
| Karl Lefay | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Eddie Moine | Production Assistant |
| Mathieu Howlett | Production Assistant |
| Thierry Verrier | Production Assistant |
| Catherine Guillot | Production Assistant |
| Michel Kostromone | Production Assistant |
| Aline Corneille | Production Secretary |
| Dominique Pinto | First Assistant Camera |
| Laurent Fleutot | Second Assistant Camera |
| Étienne George | Still Photographer |
| Adam Winkler | Additional Still Photographer |
| Jean-Michel Chauvet | Boom Operator |
| Monique Dury | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Paul Lemarinel | Makeup Artist |
| Alain Bernard | Hairdresser |
| Didier Naert | Assistant Art Director |
| Sylvie Pontoizeau | Dialogue Editor |
| Sophie Cornu | Sound Editor |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | Sound Effects |
| Mario Melchiorri | Sound Effects |
| Jean Duguet | Sound Effects |
| Claude Villand | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bernard Le Roux | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tony Meilandt | Music Coordinator |
| Henri Renaud | Music Consultant |
| Dexter Gordon | Music Consultant |
| Bruce Lundvall | Thanks |
| Michael Cuscuna | Thanks |
| Alain Leroux | Thanks |
| Philippe Turlure | Set Designer |
| René Albouze | Property Master |
| Renaud Barbier | Assistant Property Master |
| Michel Lefrançois | Gaffer |
| William Gally | Electrician |
| Martin Jezequkl | Electrician |
| Francis Pirson | Electrician |
| Michel Vedie | Electrician |
| Charlie Freess | Key Grip |
| Jean-Yves Freess | Grip |
| Gérard Bougeant | Grip |
| Monty Diamond | Production Manager |
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | Location Manager |
| Jane Bartelme | Production Office Coordinator |
| Mel Howard | First Assistant Director |
| Paula Brody | Second Assistant Director |
| Josh Harrison | Art Direction |
| Myra-Lee Cohen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Stephanie Czapsky | Gaffer |
| Denis Hann | Key Grip |
| Larry Steinberg | Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 578 | 810 |