Daybreak (1939)
Le jour se lève
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
- Date of release
- 1939-06-09
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (260)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Marcel Carné
Casting
- Jean Gabin — François
- Jacqueline Laurent — Françoise
- Jules Berry — M. Valentin
- Arletty — Clara
- Mady Berry — La concierge
- René Génin — Le concierge
- Arthur Devère — M. Gerbois
- René Bergeron — Le patron du café
- Bernard Blier — Gaston
- Germaine Lix — La chanteuse
- Gabrielle Fontan — La vieille dame dans l'escalier
- Jacques Baumer — Le commissaire
Interesting facts
Le jour se lève is a 1939 French film directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, based on a story by Jacques Viot. It is considered one of the principal examples of the French film movement known as poetic realism.
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