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Cast
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| Jean Gabin | ... |
François
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Jules Berry | ... |
M. Valentin
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| Arletty | ... |
Clara
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Mady Berry | ... |
La concierge
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René Génin | ... |
Le concierge
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Arthur Devère | ... |
Mr. Gerbois
(as Arthur Devere)
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René Bergeron | ... |
Le patron du café
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Bernard Blier | ... |
Gaston
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Marcel Pérès | ... |
Paulo
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Germaine Lix | ... |
La chanteuse
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Gabrielle Fontan | ... |
La vieille dame dans l'escalier
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Jacques Baumer | ... |
Le commissaire
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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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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
29 July 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Daybreak See more »Filming Locations:
Paris-Studio-Cinéma, Paris, FranceCompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (Janus print)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?
Trivia
With RKO's 1947 remake, The Long Night, the Studio tried to have all original prints of Le jour se lève destroyed. See more »Quotes
M. Valentin: You're the type women fall in love with . . . I'm the type that interests them.See more »
Carne's murder romance seems a little dated now, its rigid structure and frail artifice too polite for the hysteria necessary for film noir. Carne's tendency to reduce to types is at its most stilted here, leaving one with little room to breathe. There is still much that is majestic and dreamlike
- the extraordinary sets, their imposing facades as repressive to Francois
as the human world he can't understand; Carne's elegant way with composition and camera movement, especially when he allows himself to see people, not allegories; the unparalleled acting, emotion from another age, yet yearningly, recognisably human.