Genre: Drama
Release Date: 07/20/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

Adapted from a novel by Jacques Prevert, Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes) stars that eternal victim of society, Jean Gabin. Having deserted the French army, Gabin ducks into a back alley and meets the lovely Michelle Morgan. He becomes her champion by taking on her evil "protectors" (Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur), but loses his last bid for freedom--and his life--in the process. Irredeemably gloomy, Port of Shadows was a primary influence in the "film noir" genre pursued by Hollywood in the 1940s. The film was the first of three collaborations between writer Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne, culminating in the incomparable Les Enfants du Paradis (1944).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Michèle Morgan - Nelly
Jean Gabin - Jean
Michel Simon - Zabel
Pierre Brasseur - Lucien Laugardier

Production:
Marcel Carné - Director
Gregor Rabinovitch - Producer
Maurice Jaubert - Composer
René Le Henaff - Editor
Jacques Prévert - Screen Writer
Eugen Schüftan - Cinematographer
Louis Page - Cinematographer
Alexandre Trauner - Production Designer
Simon Schiffrin - Production Manager
Antoine Archimbaud - Sound/Sound Designer
Pierre MacOrlan - Book Author

Pepe le Moko
    Jean Gabin / NR / 1937
Moontide
    Jean Gabin / NR / 1942
Odd Man Out
    James Mason / NR / 1947

1939 National Board of Review

1939 French Film Critics Circle