Port of Shadows

1938 · directed by Marcel Carné

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.

Port of Shadows (1938), directed by Marcel Carné, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jean Gabin
  • Michel Simon
  • Michèle Morgan
  • Pierre Brasseur
  • Édouard Delmont
  • Raymond Aimos
  • Robert Le Vigan
  • René Génin
  • Jenny Burnay
  • Roger Legris

Crew

  • Eugen Schüfftan — Director of Photography
  • René Le Hénaff — Editor
  • Maurice Jaubert — Original Music Composer
  • Jacques Prévert — Screenplay

More from Marcel Carné

  1. Children of Paradise (1945) — 88/100 · hit
  2. Daybreak (1939) — 83/100 · hit
  3. The Devil's Envoys (1942) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Bizarre, Bizarre (1937) — 74/100
  5. Hôtel du Nord (1938) — 73/100
  6. Thérèse Raquin (1953) — 70/100

How these numbers work: Methodology