Port of Shadows Aka Le Quai Des Brumes (1938)

Army deserter Jean (Jean Gabin) fled to the seedy docks of Le Havre in search of a new life, and found love at first sight with young runaway Nelly (Michèle Morgan). The budding relationship, however, faced threats in the form of her overbearing, unsavory guardian (Michel Simon) and her ex-boyfriend's hood crony (Pierre Brasseur). Marcel Carné's atmospheric take on Pierre Mac Orlan's "Le Quai des Brumes" co-stars Édouard Delmont, Raymond Aimos. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; documentary; more. In French with English subtitles. Two-disc set.