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Writers:
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pascal Jardin
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Release Date:
24 April 1971 (France) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
Courbevoie (France), 1971. Julien Bouin, a former typographist, and his wife Clemence, who used to perform in a circus... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
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Rust never sleeps. See more (8 total) »

Cast

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Jean Gabin ... Julien Bouin

Simone Signoret ... Clémence Bouin
Annie Cordy ... Nelly
Jacques Rispal ... Le docteur / Doctor
Nicole Desailly ... L'infirmière / Nurse
Harry-Max ... Le retraité
André Rouyer ... Le délégué
Carlo Nell ... L'agent immobilier
Yves Barsacq ... L'architecte
Florence Haguenauer ... Germaine
Renate Birgo ... La crémière
Ermanno Casanova ... Le patron du café (as Ermano Casanova)
Georges Mansart ... Le garçon à la moto
Isabel del Río ... La fille à la moto
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Directed by
Pierre Granier-Deferre 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Pierre Granier-Deferre 
Pascal Jardin 
Georges Simenon  novel

Produced by
Raymond Danon .... producer
Maurice Jacquin .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Philippe Sarde 
 
Cinematography by
Walter Wottitz 
 
Film Editing by
Nino Baragli 
Jean Ravel 
 
Production Design by
Jacques Saulnier 
 
Costume Design by
Jo Ranzatto 
 
Makeup Department
Maud Begon .... makeup artist
Yvonne Gasperina .... key makeup artist
Janou Pottier .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ralph Baum .... production manager
Lionel de Sousa .... unit manager
Jean Guillaume .... unit production manager
Mireille Tanguy .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Lefebvre .... first assistant director
Michel Rubin .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Georges Glon .... assistant production designer
Charles Merangel .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Marcel Corvaisier .... boom operator
Vartan Karakeusian .... sound recordist
Alex Pront .... sound mixer
Jean Rieul .... sound engineer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Brun .... camera operator
Marcel Dolé .... still photographer
Valery Ivanow .... assistant camera
Yves Pouffary .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvette Bonnay .... costumer
Micheline Bonnet .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Florence Moncorgé-Gabin .... trainee editor
Michèle Robert-Lauliac .... assistant editor (as Michèle Robert)
 
Music Department
Jean-Michel Defaye .... orchestrator
William Flageollet .... music engineer
Jean Sablon .... singer: "Le temps des souvenirs"
 
Other crew
Sylvette Baudrot .... script girl
Pierre Hani .... press attache
Jean-Pierre Nossereau .... location manager (as Jean Nossereau)
Nicole Salvodelli .... administrator
 

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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Argentina:16 | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Paris, France
Company:
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12 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Rust never sleeps., 12 June 2005
Author: dbdumonteil

A critic whose name I forgot wrote:"imagine that in "le jour se lève" (1939),Jean Gabin had not died;he would have married Jacqueline Laurent and what would have become of them?Probably what Granier-Deferre shows in his movie (adapted from Georges Simenon)".It's a harsh cruel ruthless effort:daily life ,routine,humdrum,a love worn away by time have destroyed everything."Wounds have burst open,and corridors rust/Once proud and truthful,now humble and bent/Fires which burnt brightly,now energies spent"(Keith Reid) These two former lovers have become the worst enemies;Gabin has transferred his affection to a pet,and Signoret cannot stand it.Around them,wrecking balls are destroying all the old houses,it's a transparent metaphor ;their world is crumbling and they know it.The second part,when Gabin stops talking to his wife and writes her notes to communicate is downright depressing.And however,the ending will show that even after floating on an ocean of mud,love ,or something which looks like love, survives.

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