Mirror (1947)
Miroir
Portrait of a two-faced man. By day he is rich, brilliant and respectable financial officer Lussac; at night, he becomes "Mirror", a ruthless gang leader in Marseilles.
- Date of release
- 1947-05-02
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Raymond Lamy
Casting
- Jean Gabin — Pierre Lussac
- Antonin Berval — Folco
- Daniel Gélin — Charles
- Gisèle Préville — Anna
- Henri Crémieux — Saint-Eloi
- Robert Arnoux — Leroy-Garnier
- René Blancard — Boisrond
- Charles Lemontier — Inspector Ballestra
- Henri Poupon — The uncle
- Tramel — The baron
- André Carnège — Montfort, the medical examiner
- Martine Carol — Lulu
Interesting facts
Mirror is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Raymond Lamy and starring Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin and Martine Carol. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It was Gabin's second film following his return to his homeland after serving in the Free French forces after the poorly-received Martin Roumagnac (1946) alongside Marlene Dietrich. The film marks a shift from the doomed men of the pre-war poetic realism that established Gabin as a star to the powerful figures he played from the 1950s onwards.
Production
Miroir was produced by Alcina and Sud-Pacifique Films.
The assistant director for the film was Raymond Bailly, the dialogue writer was Carlo Rim, the screenwriters were Paul Ollivier and Carlo Rim, the director of photography was Roger Hubert, the sound engineers were Jean Putel and Jacques Carrère, the cinematographer was Marc Fossard, the production director was Marcel Bryau, the editor was Germaine Artus, the script supervisor was Jacqueline Loir, the production designers were Roland Berthon and G…
The film is in black and white and was shot with 35 mm movie film. The aspect ratio of the film was 1.37:1, the Academy ratio. The audio of the film was monaural. The duration of the film is 90 minutes.
The film was the second French film that Jean Gabin acted in after spending World War II in the United States.
The film was the first film that Jacques Sernas acted in. He played a boxer.
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