- Country: Mexico
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Sport
- Release: 1952-04-24
- Director: Roberto Gavaldón
- Writers: Jesús Cárdenas , Roberto Gavaldón , José Revueltas , Luis Spota
- Language: Spanish
- Stars: Pedro Armendáriz , Anita Blanch , Rebeca Iturbide , Eva Martino , José María Linares-Rivas , Julio Villarreal , Armando Soto La Marina , Juan García , Carlos Múzquiz , Wolf Ruvinskis
- Runtime: 85 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Night Falls (United States of America) , La noche avanza , La noche avanza (Mexico) , Night Falls (United Kingdom) , La nuit avance (France, French Republic) , Odio mortale (Italy) , Night Falls
- Plot: In "La noche avanza" there are no good or decent characters. There are only anti-heroes and self-assumed victims who do not hesitate a second to become perpetrators to take revenge on their own perpetrators: jealous, liars or possessive women, dangerously self-destructive; And men whose maximum value is opportunism. There is no trait of kindness here, only facets of selfishness. Considering the improbability of this happening (not only in Mexican cinema of that time but in cinema in general), La noche avanza has a spectacular and quirky freshness.In addition, the frenzy accelerates as the night advances. Quite a few scenes from the second half of this film could be considered even pre- tarantinescan. So far the best movie I've found of the so-called Mexican Noir and the second best of the director Roberto Gavaldón (after Macario, 1960).
- IMDB:tt0265417
Night Falls Cast · · · ALL
Roberto Gavaldón
Director
Pedro Armendáriz
Marcos Arizmendi
Anita Blanch
Sara
Rebeca Iturbide
Rebeca
José María Linares-Rivas
Marcial
Eva Martino
Lucrecia
Julio Villarreal
Sr. Villarreal
Armando Soto La Marina
Chicote
Juan García
Esbirro de Marcial
Carlos Múzquiz
Armando Villarreal
Wolf Ruvinskis
Bodoques
Francisco Jambrina
Luis
Margarito Luna
Esbirro de Marcial
Carlos Riquelme
Luis Mussot
José Torvay
Ignacio Peón