Port of Shadows (1938)
Le quai des brumes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Crime, Drama
- 29 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jean Gabin | ... |
Jean
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| Michel Simon | ... |
Zabel
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| Michèle Morgan | ... |
Nelly
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| Pierre Brasseur | ... |
Lucien
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| Édouard Delmont | ... |
Panama
(as Delmont)
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| Raymond Aimos | ... |
Quart Vittel
(as Aimos)
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| Robert Le Vigan | ... |
Le peintre
(as Le Vigan)
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| René Génin | ... |
Le docteur
(as Genin)
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Le chauffeur
(as Perez)
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| Jenny Burnay | ... |
L'amie de Lucien
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| Roger Legris | ... |
Le garçon d'hôtel
(as Legris)
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Martial Rèbe | ... |
Le client
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Léo Malet | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Marcel Melrac | ... |
(uncredited)
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Raymond Pélissier | ... |
(uncredited)
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Raphaël | ... |
Un complice (uncredited)
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Jacques Soukoff | ... |
Lucien's henchman (uncredited)
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Gaby Wagner | ... |
Complice (uncredited)
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| Claude Walter | ... |
L'orphelin (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Marcel Carné | ||
Written by
| Pierre Mac Orlan | ... | (novel) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (scenario and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Gregor Rabinovitch | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Maurice Jaubert | ||
Cinematography by
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | (as E. Schufftan) |
Editing by
| René Le Hénaff | ... | (as R. Le Hénaff) |
Editorial Department
| A. Chourat | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Alexandre Trauner | ... | (as Trauner) |
Costume Design by
| Coco Chanel | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ludmilla Goulian | ... | unit manager (as Mme Goulian) |
| Simon Schiffrin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Claude Walter | ... | assistant director (as Walter) |
Art Department
| Clément Hurel | ... | poster artist |
Sound Department
| Antoine Archimbaud | ... | sound engineer (as Archimbaud) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henri Alekan | ... | camera operator (as Alekan) |
| Marc Fossard | ... | camera operator (as Fossard) |
| Roger Kahan | ... | still photographer (as R. Kahan) |
| Louis Page | ... | camera operator (as Page) |
Additional Crew
| Marcel Carné | ... | story editor |
| Charles Clement | ... | subtitler: USA - original release |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Osso (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Unity Films (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Film Alliance of the United States Inc. (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1993) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Janus Films (1995) (United States)
- StudioCanal (2001) (France) (theatrical) (special edition)
- Reelclassicdvd.com (2004) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Port of Shadows')
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Rialto Pictures (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Agence Centrale Cinématographique (ACC) (1941) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue period of war)
- Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner (West Germany) (theatrical)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Société Belge des Films Osso (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Artaire Films (2020) (Spain) (VOD)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Ciné Cinéfil (1997) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Pathé (sound laboratory)
- Traonouez (Paris) (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. He lucks into civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, and a dog, and he also meets Nelly, a 17-year-old who's grown up too fast. She's the object of lust of men: including a boyfriend Maurice, her putative protector Zabel, and Lucien, a local hood. Jean falls for her, faces down Lucien, and gives her courage to stand on her own feet. A ship is leaving for Venezuela; can at least one of them be on it, or is that just a dream?
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| Taglines | Tender...frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some may notice that the Le Havre setting, while realistic, seems to have a slightly strange perspective. This is because the streets were constructed with a "false perspective" technique: the buildings were gradually scaled down in size the farther they go into the background; when shot with the proper camera lens, such a street will seem to stretch away from the camera up to four times longer than it actually does. See more » |
| Goofs | When Jean and Nelly have their picture taken, they are standing close together. After a brief cut to the photographer who instructs them not to move anymore, there is a clear gap between them. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into La monnaie de l'absolu (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
Quart Vittel:
What could be simpler than a tree? Le peintre: A tree. But when I paint one, it sets everyone on edge. It's because there's someone or something hidden behind that tree. I can't help painting what's hidden behind things. To me a swimmer is already a drowned man. See more » |