Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows (1938)

Le quai des brumes

Tender... frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.

Date of release
1938-05-17
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (322)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Crime
Director
Marcel Carné

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Louis Delluc Prize; National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Port of Shadows is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. An example of poetic realism, it stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert and based on a novel by Pierre Mac Orlan. The music score was by Maurice Jaubert. The film was the 1939 winner of France's top cinematic prize, the Prix Louis-Delluc.

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended