Le Jour se Leve (1939)

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93 min - Crime | Drama | Romance - 29 July 1940 (USA)

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Reviews: 21 user | 15 critic

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events the led him to the killing.

Director:

Marcel Carné

Writers:

Jacques Viot (original scenario), Jacques Prévert (dialogue)

Stars:

Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent and Arletty

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Jean Gabin	...	François
	Jules Berry	...	M. Valentin
	Arletty	...	Clara
	Mady Berry	...	La concierge
	René Génin	...	Le concierge (as Genin)
	Arthur Devère	...	Mr. Gerbois (as Arthur Devere)
	René Bergeron	...	Le patron du café (as Bergeron)
	Bernard Blier	...	Gaston
	Marcel Pérès	...	Paulo (as Peres)
	Germaine Lix	...	La chanteuse
	Gabrielle Fontan	...	La vieille dame dans l'escalier
	Jacques Baumer	...	Le commissaire
	Jacqueline Laurent	...	Françoise

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Storyline

Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. He locked himself in his furnished room and starts remembering how he was led to murder. He met once Francoise, a young fleurist, and they fell in love. But Francoise was gotten round by Valentin, a dog trainer, a machiavellian guy... Written by Yepok

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 July 1940 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Daybreak See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris-Studio-Cinéma, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Productions Sigma See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min | Germany: 86 min | USA: 88 min (Janus print) | Argentina: 87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

While not the first film to use dissolves to represent flashbacks, it was considered too new a method in the language of cinema that the films producers' insisted on pretitle cards to avoid any confusion. See more »

Quotes

M. Valentin: You're the type women fall in love with . . . I'm the type that interests them.
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