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Daybreak

One of the great works of 1930s poetic realist cinema, Le jour se lève was Marcel Carné’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prévert. In this compelling story of obsessive sexuality and murder, the working-class François (Jean Gabin) resorts to killing in order to free the woman he loves from the controlling influence of another man.

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Cast & Crew See All

Jean Gabin
François
Jacqueline Laurent
Françoise
Arletty
Clara

Awards

  • 1939 - Mussolini Cup - Best Foreign Film - nominated

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