Port of Shadows (1938)
Directed by Marcel Carné · 93 min · Romance, Drama, Crime
44.7 TOPICAL score · #2,312 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Port of Shadows (1938, directed by Marcel Carné) has a TOPICAL score of 44.7 - ranked 2,312 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Louis Delluc Prize. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (317 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (317 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Louis Delluc Prize; National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read2,288 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Gabin (actor #550), Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan (actor #795), Pierre Brasseur (actor #1,081)