PORT OF SHADOWS (1938) - (The Criterion Collection - #245) [DVD9] [2004]

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, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him 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 destinies. Based on the novel by Pierre Mac Orlan, the inimitable team of director Marcel Carné and writer Jacques Prévert deliver a quintessential example of poetic realism and a classic film from the golden age of French cinema.





Cast & Credits

Cast
Jean Jean Gabin
Nelly Michèle Morgan
Zabel Michel Simon
Lucien Pierre Brasseur
Panama Edouard Delmont
Half-Pint Raymond Aimos
Michel Krauss Robert Le Vigan
The doctor René Génin
Lucien's girlfriend Jenny Burnay
Lucien's cohort Claude Walter
The truck driver Marcel Perez
Hotel waiter Roger Legris
The dog Kiki


Credits
Director Marcel Carné
Screenplay Jacques Prévert
Based on the novel Le Quai des brumes (1927) by Pierre Mac Orlan
Producer Grégor Rabinovitch
Editing René Le Henaff
Cinematography Eugen Schüfftan
Assistant camera Philippe Agostini, Henri Alekan, Marc Froissard and Louis Page
Production manager Simon Schiffrin
Original music Maurice Jaubert
Sound Antoine Archimbaud
Set design Alexandre Trauner
Costumes Coco Chanel






DVD:
DVD RELEASE: July 20, 2004
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 245
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
Black and White
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 90 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image + MDS file
FILE SIZE: 5.41 GB
SCANS (800 dpi): 45 MB

Disc Features:

* New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
* Gallery of production stills and promotional posters
* French theatrical trailer
* New and improved subtitle translation
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
* Plus: A 32-page booklet featuring a new essay by cultural historian Luc Sante and a new translation of excerpts from Marcel Carné’s autobiography Ma vie à belles dents (My Life with Gusto)