Port of Shadows

May 17, 1938

1h 33m

★ 7.4

Tender... frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Ciné-Alliance

Port of Shadows Trailers

Cast

Jean

Jean Gabin

Zabel

Michel Simon

Nelly

Michèle Morgan

Lucien

Pierre Brasseur

Panama

Édouard Delmont

Quart Vittel

Raymond Aimos

The Painter

Robert Le Vigan

The Doctor

René Génin

A Girl

Jenny Burnay

Hotel Manager

Roger Legris

The Client

Martial Rèbe

le chauffeur

Marcel Pérès

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