Daybreak (1939)
Le jour se lève (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 33min
- Crime, Drama
- 29 Jul 1940 (USA)
- Movie
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
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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
(as Genin)
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| Arthur Devère | ... |
Mr. Gerbois
(as Arthur Devere)
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| René Bergeron | ... |
Le patron du café
(as Bergeron)
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| Bernard Blier | ... |
Gaston
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Paulo
(as Peres)
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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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Annie Cariel | ... |
Une locataire (uncredited)
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| Léonce Corne | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Georges Douking | ... |
L'aveugle (uncredited)
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Henry Farty | ... |
(uncredited)
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Georges Gosset | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Robert Le Ray | ... |
(uncredited)
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Albert Malbert | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Marcel Melrac | ... |
(uncredited)
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André Nicolle | ... |
(uncredited)
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Guy Rapp | ... |
(uncredited)
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Max Rogerys | ... |
(uncredited)
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Madeleine Rousset | ... |
(uncredited)
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Marcel Rouzé | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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Maurice Salabert | ... |
Un agent (uncredited)
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| Claude Walter | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Marcel Carné | ||
Written by
| Jacques Viot | ... | (original scenario) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Jean-Pierre Frogerais | ... | producer (as J-P. Frogerais) |
Music by
| Maurice Jaubert | ||
Cinematography by
| Philippe Agostini | ... | (as Agostini) |
| André Bac | ... | (as Bac) |
| Albert Viguier | ... | (as Viguier) |
| Curt Courant | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| René Le Hénaff | ... | (as Le Henaff) |
Production Design by
| Alexandre Trauner | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Boris Bilinsky | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Albert Brachet | ... | unit manager (as Brachet) |
| Paul Madeux | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Blondy | ... | assistant director |
| Jean Fazy | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Anders Gullberg | ... | poster artist : Sweden [1956] (uncredited) |
| Gösta Åberg | ... | poster artist : Sweden [1939] (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Armand Petitjean | ... | sound (as Petitjean) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Raymond Voinquel | ... | still photographer (as Voinquel) |
Additional Crew
| Marcel Carné | ... | decoupage technique |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Vog (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Colosseum Film (1939) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Wivefilm (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- A.F.E. Corporation (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Nova Film (1940) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmtrade (2016) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rialto Pictures (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical) (16 mm)
- StudioCanal (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Suomi-Filmi (1940) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1975) (France) (tv)
- Föreningen FilmCentrum (1998) (Sweden) (video) (rental)
- Janus Films (World-wide)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1976) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV2)
- Netflix (2021) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
- Palace Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (video) (Betamax)
- StudioCanal (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Toshiba EMI (1983) (Japan) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios de Billancourt (studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| 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 its producers' insisted on pre-title cards to avoid any confusion. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Un compositeur pour le cinéma: Maurice Jaubert (1985). See more » |
| Quotes |
M. Valentin:
You're the type women fall in love with . . . I'm the type that interests them. See more » |