Daybreak
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
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Cast
28 people
Jean Gabin
François
Known for
Grand Illusion
The Sicilian Clan
Jacqueline Laurent
Françoise
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Sarati the Terrible
Le vie del peccato
Jules Berry
M. Valentin
Known for
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Devil's Envoys
Arletty
Clara
Known for
Children of Paradise
The Devil's Envoys
Mady Berry
La concierge
Also in
There's No Tomorrow
He
René Génin
Le concierge
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Port of Shadows
Arthur Devère
M. Gerbois
Known for
Carnival in Flanders
René Bergeron
Le patron du café
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Wooden Crosses
Bernard Blier
Gaston
Known for
Crooks in Clover
The Restaurant
Germaine Lix
La chanteuse
Also in
Paris Romance
Maria de la nuit
Gabrielle Fontan
La vieille dame dans l'escalier
Known for
A Day in the Country
Deadlier Than the Male
Jacques Baumer
Le commissaire
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Marcel Carné Director · Jacques Prévert Writer Jacques Viot Writer
United States release July 29, 1940 · Produced in France · Original title Le jour se lève
Production
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Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le jour se lève
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 9, 1939
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 1940
Theatrical
XC
May 17, 1946 · Theatrical
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