L'Atalante
Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.
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Cast
20 people
Michel Simon
Père Jules
Known for
Port of Shadows
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Dita Parlo
Juliette
Known for
Grand Illusion
Jean Dasté
Jean
Known for
Zero for Conduct
The Wild Child
Gilles Margaritis
Peddler
Also in
Les Affaires publiques
Opéra-musette
Louis Lefebvre
Cabin Boy
Known for
Zero for Conduct
Maurice Gilles
Office Manager
No other roles listed
Raphaël Diligent
Raspoutine, the boatman
Known for
Zero for Conduct
Claude Aveline
(uncredited)
René Blech
Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Also in
Street Without a Name
Lou Bonin
Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Also in
It's in the Bag
Haut comme trois pommes
Charles Dorat
Thief (uncredited)
Known for
Panique
La Belle Équipe
Genya Lozinska
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Jean Vigo Director · Jean Guinée Screenplay Albert Riéra Screenplay
United States release June 21, 1947 · Produced in France · Production Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A), Jean-Louis Nounez
Production
Argui-Film
Production
Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A)
Production
Jean-Louis Nounez
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 24, 1934
Limited theatrical
United States · June 21, 1947
Theatrical
United States
October 19, 1990 · Theatrical · Restored Version
October 3, 2017 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
Brazil
June 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
June 7, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo
Denmark
September 1, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
October 5, 1962 · Theatrical
November 5, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 13, 1991 · Theatrical · restored Version
March 2, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
France
September 14, 1934 · Theatrical · Paris
October 30, 1940 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 30, 1949 · Premiere · Biarritz Festival du Film Maudit
September 11, 2011 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
May 22, 2017 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (4K Restored Version)
September 29, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
September 2, 1968 · TV · West Germany
November 7, 1971 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 12, 1972 · TV · East Germany
Greece
September 15, 2002 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 20, 2006 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
July 1, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 21, 2016 · Premiere · Greek Film Archive
Italy
July 19, 1991 · Theatrical · Restored Version
January 9, 2018 · Theatrical · Bologna
January 15, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
February 23, 1973 · Theatrical
March 14, 1974 · Limited theatrical · Porto
December 8, 1974 · Premiere · Porto
February 18, 1991 · Premiere · Lisbon
July 23, 1993 · Theatrical · Re-cut Version
September 24, 2018 · Premiere · Lisbon (4K Restored Version)
Sweden
March 23, 1957 · Theatrical
January 30, 1991 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
May 10, 1991 · Theatrical · Restored Version
Uruguay
October 5, 1950 · Premiere · Centro Gallego
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