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Gates of the Night is a french film of genre Drama directed by Marcel Carné released in USA on 15 march 1950 with Yves Montand
Gates of the Night (1946)
Les Portes de la nuit
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Add to a movie listGates of the Night (French: Les Portes de la nuit) is a 1946 French film that was directed by Marcel Carné. It starred Serge Reggiani and Yves Montand. The script was written by Carné's long-time collaborator Jacques Prévert. The film made its debut in the United States four years after its official release in France. It introduced the much-recorded popular song "Autumn Leaves" (French: Les feuilles mortes).
Synopsis
In the winter of 1945, immediately after the liberation, Jean Diego (Montand), a member of the French underground during World War II, meets Raymond, one of his comrades in arms who was believed to have succumbed in battle. On the night of that meeting, Jean encounters a homeless man named "Destiny", whose predictions about him finding the woman of his life will not be too far from reality. Jean soon starts a liaison with Malou (Nathalie Nattier), a young woman who is married to a rich man. The next hours of his and Malou's lives are underscored by extreme, dramatic events; however, as the clochard (homeless person) predicted, they find their way out of the struggle and are able to move on, leaving behind wartime and its dangers.Actors
Yves Montand
(Jean Diego)
Serge Reggiani
(Guy Sénéchal)
Pierre Brasseur
(Georges)
Saturnin Fabre
(Monsieu Sénéchal)
Jean Vilar
(Le clochard / La fortune)
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