Port of Shadows
original poster
Directed by	Marcel Carné
Produced by	Gregor Rabinovitch
Written by	Jacques Prévert (scenario and dialogue) Pierre Mac Orlan (novel)
Starring	Jean Gabin Michel Simon Michèle Morgan Pierre Brasseur
Music by	Maurice Jaubert
Cinematography	Eugen Schüfftan
Editing by	René Le Hénaff
Studio	Franco London Films [1]
Distributed by	Osso Films (France) Film Alliance of the United States Inc.
Release date(s)	May 18, 1938 (France) October 29, 1939 (USA)
Running time	91 min
Country	France
Language	French

Port of Shadows (French: Le Quai des brumes) is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. It stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert based on a novel by Pierre Mac Orlan.^[2] The music score was by Maurice Jaubert. It is a notable example of the poetic realism genre. The film was the 1939 winner of France's top cinematic prize, the Prix Louis-Delluc.

A scene from the film is seen projected in the 2007 Oscar-nominated dramatisation of Ian McEwan's wartime tragic drama Atonement.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Quotes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Cast

• Jean Gabin as Jean
• Michel Simon as Zabel
• Michèle Morgan as Nelly
• Pierre Brasseur as Lucien
• Édouard Delmont as Panama
• Raymond Aimos as Quart Vittel
• Robert Le Vigan as Le peintre
• René Génin as Le docteur
• Marcel Pérès as Le chauffeur
• Jenny Burnay as L'amie de Lucien
• Roger Legris as Le garçon d'hôtel
• Martial Rèbe as Le client

[edit] Quotes

• Jean: T'as d'beaux yeux, tu sais.
• Nelly: Embrassez-moi.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Port of Shadows at the Internet Movie Database
• Port of Shadows at Allmovie
• Port of Shadows at the TCM Movie Database
• Le Quai des brumes/Port of Shadows at filmsdefrance.com
• Criterion Collection essay by Luc Sante

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