Daniella by Night

Daniella by Night (French: De quoi tu te mêles Daniela!, German: Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide) is a 1961 French-West German spy thriller film directed by Max Pécas and starring Elke Sommer, Ivan Desny and Danik Patisson. It was based on the novel Daniela by Walter Ebert.^[1] It was Sommer's first of several spy films, but was largely an exploitation film featuring several nude scenes.^[2]

Daniella by Night
Directed by	Max Pécas
Written by	Grisha Dabat Wolfgang Steinhardt
Based on	Daniela by Walter Ebert
Produced by	René Thévenet
Starring	Elke Sommer Ivan Desny Danik Patisson
Cinematography	André Germain
Edited by	Paul Cayatte
Music by	Charles Aznavour Georges Garvarentz
Production company	Paris Interproductions
Distributed by	Francinor
Release date	28 April 1961 (1961-04-28)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	France West Germany
Language	French

Synopsis

International model Daniella is urgently summoned to Rome to appear for Count Castellani's fashion house after the previous model was murdered. She soon discovers that it is a front for a smuggling operation.

Cast

• Ivan Desny as Count Castellani
• Elke Sommer as Daniella
• Danik Patisson as Claudine
• Helmut Schmid as Karl Bauer
• René Dary as Lanzac
• Sandrine as Mannequin
• Claire Maurier as Esmerelda
• Brigitte Banz as Mannequin
• Françoise Alban
• Jean-Louis Boucher
• Albert Dinan
• André Dumas
• Paulette Frantz
• Romana Rombach
• Richard Saint-Bris
• Pierre Sylvere
• Roger Trécan

Reception

Writing for The Valley News, Ali Sar criticized the film for its lack of character development and for its loud and disturbing music. He notes that the "exotic dance scenes" have no bearing on the film's plot.^[3]