This is Called Dawn (1956)
Cela s'appelle l'aurore (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 42min
- Drama
- 09 May 1956 (France)
- Movie
On a Mediterranean island, an honorable doctor hides a hunted criminal. The doctor is soon hunted by a police commissioner.
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Cast
| Georges Marchal | ... |
Doctor Valerio
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| Lucia Bosè | ... |
Clara
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| Julien Bertheau | ... |
The Commissioner Fasaro
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Jean-Jacques Delbo | ... |
Gorzone
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Simone Paris | ... |
Mrs. Gorzone
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Robert Le Fort | ... |
Pietro
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Brigitte Elloy | ... |
Magda
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| Pascal Mazzotti | ... |
Azzopardi
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Jane Morlet |
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| Gaston Modot | ... |
Sandro's new tenant
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Henri Nassiet | ... |
Angela's father
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| Marcel Pérès | ... |
Fesco
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Yvette Thilly | ... |
Delphine
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| Giani Esposito | ... |
Sandro Galli
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| Nelly Borgeaud | ... |
Angela
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Lucien Callamand |
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Max Harry | ... |
Le grand-père incestueux
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Christine Haydar | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Luis Buñuel | ||
Written by
| Emmanuel Roblès | ... | (novel) |
| Luis Buñuel | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Jean Ferry | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jean Ferry | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Claude Jaeger | ... | executive producer |
| Edmond Ténoudji | ... | producer |
Music by
| Joseph Kosma | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Lefebvre | ... | director of photography (as Robert Le Febvre) |
Editing by
| Marguerite Renoir | ||
Editorial Department
| Huguette Brabant | ... | assistant editor (as H. Brabant) |
Production Design by
| Max Douy | ||
Makeup Department
| Lina Gallet | ... | makeup artist (as L. Gallet) |
Production Management
| André Cultet | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marcel Camus | ... | first assistant director |
| Jacques Deray | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Jacques Douy | ... | assistant art director (as J. Douy) |
| André Labussière | ... | set dresser (as A. Labbusière) |
| Jacques Saulnier | ... | assistant art director (as J. Saulnier) |
Sound Department
| Antoine Petitjean | ... | sound mixer (as A. Petitjean) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roger Delpuech | ... | camera operator (as R. Depluech) |
Location Management
| Michel Choquet | ... | location manager (as M. Choquet) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Odette Lemarchand | ... | script supervisor (as O. Lemarchand) |
Production Companies
- Les Films Marceau (co-production) (presents)
- Laetitia Film (co-production)
Distributors
- Les Films Marceau (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv) (4K restored)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (France) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (France) (VHS)
- Kinokuniya (2006) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)
- TF1 International (1956) (World-wide)
- TF1 Studio (France) (Blu-ray) ((4K redyored))
- TF1 Studio (2021) (France) (Blu-ray) (4K restored)
- TF1 Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Éditions René Chateau (2005) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Decca Records (recording studio)
- Hortensia (music rights)
Storyline
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The wife of a physician who diligently cares for the poor, grows weary of their dull South France factory town and pressures her older husband to move to glorious Nice, on the Mediterranean. Dr. Valerio particularly empathizes with Sandro, the farm foreman for the town's wealthy factory owner, Gorzone. Sandro's preoccupation with caring for his ill wife, Magda, angers Gorzone. As the only local physician, will compassionate Valerio abandon his patients, and give in to his young wife's bourgeois values? Written by David Stevens |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The police commissioner Fasaro, repressive figure representing the established order, has on the desk of his office a volume of plays by Paul Claudel, a prominent Catholic writer. The book appears franked by a pair of handcuffs, insinuating the repulse that Luis Buñuel felt both towards the French author and his ideology. According to Buñuel himself in his memoirs, entitled "My Last Sigh", Paul Claudel's daughter wrote him a letter insulting the director for having shown in this film a book by his father next to a pair of handcuffs. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in First Name: Carmen (1983). See more » |