Daybreak (1949 film)
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| Directed by | Louis Daquin |
| Written by | Louis Daquin Vladimir Pozner |
| Produced by | Jean Schapira |
| Starring | Jean Desailly René Lefèvre Loleh Bellon |
| Cinematography | André Bac |
| Edited by | Claude Nicole |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Ciné France |
| Distributed by | Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
Release date | 7 April 1949 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Daybreak or The Mark of the Day (French: Le Point du jour) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre and Loleh Bellon.[1] [2] [3] It is set in a coal-mining community in the north of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It was entered into that year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Cast[edit]
- Jean Desailly as Larzac
- René Lefèvre as Dubard
- Loleh Bellon as Marie Brehard
- Jean-Pierre Grenier as Marles
- Michel Piccoli as Georges Gohelle
- Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mme. Brhard
- Suzanne Demars as La mère Gohelle
- Guy Favières as Un vieux mineur
- Paul Frankeur as Bac
- Hélène Gerber as Emma Marles
- Lise Graf as La mère Marles
- Serge Grave as Corentin
- Léon Larive as Vetusto
- Pierre Latour as Noël
- Gaston Modot as Tiberghien
- Catherine Monot as Louise
- Guy Sargis as Roger
- Julien Verdier as Un mineur
References[edit]
- ^ Lloyd & Robinson p.222
- ^ Hayward & Vincendeau p.126
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/4596/le-point-du-jour#
Bibliography[edit]
- Lloyd, Ann & Robinson, David. The Illustrated History of the Cinema. Macmillan, 1987.
- Hayward, Susan & Vincendeau, Ginette . French Film: Texts and Contexts. Psychology Press, 2000.
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