About this title: Adapted from a novel by Jacques Prevert, Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes) stars that eternal victim of society, Jean Gabin. Having deserted the French army, Gabin ducks into a back alley and meets the lovely Michelle Morgan. He becomes her champion by taking on her evil "protectors" (Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur), but loses his last bid for freedom--and his life--in the process. Irredeemably gloomy, Port of Shadows was a primary influence in the "film noir" genre pursued by Hollywood in the 1940s. The film was the first of three collaborations between writer Jacques Prevert and director ...
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Description: Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur. Run time: 93 mins. Originally released: 1938. Language: French. NO scratch. SAME artwork. Taiwan released. Worldwide playable. Original French. Hidden English & Chinese subtitle. Original DVD jewel case. Legal with bar code. Watched once. Bubble wrap guarantee. First-Class Mail + free tracking in... read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Criterion
Date: 07/20/2004
UPC:037429173725
Description: Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Brasseur, Édouard Delmont. New. 1939 Run time: 90. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: BRAND NEW. Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean (Jean Gabin), an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, when acts of both revenge and kindness turn him into front-page news. Also starring the blue-eyed phenomenon Michèle Morgan in her first major role, and the menacing Michel Simon, Port of Shadows (Le Quai des brumes) starkly portrays an underworld of lonely souls wrestling with their own ... read more
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