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House on the Waterfront






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House on the Waterfront
Directed byEdmond T. Gréville
Written byJacques Viot
Produced byEugène Tucherer
Starring
  • Andrée Debar
  • Henri Vidal
  • CinematographyHenri Alekan
    Edited by
  • Jean Ravel
  • Music byJoseph Kosma

    Production
    company

    Élysée Films

    Distributed byLes Films Corona

    Release date

    • 15 April 1955 (1955-04-15)

    Running time

    94 minutes
    CountryFrance
    LanguageFrench

    House on the Waterfront (French: Port du désir) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.[1] It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location filminginMarseilles. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Aguettand. Although completed in 1954, it wasn't released until the following year.

    Synopsis[edit]

    InMarseilles Captain Lequévic is ordered to refloat a ship that has sunk in the entrance to the harbor. However its owner, a man mixed up in smuggling and other illegal activities, is desperate to prevent him from doing so.

    Partial cast[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Block p.49

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