Remorques
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Remorques is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon
. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert
(scenario & dialogue) and André Cayatte
(adaptation), based on novel by Roger Vercel
. The film stars Jean Gabin
, Madeleine Renaud
and Michèle Morgan
. It tells the story of captain of a tugboat who has an affair with a married woman, despite having the seriously ill wife in a small oceanfront town.
Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon was a French film director. After directing a number of documentaries during the 1920s, many now lost, he had his first substantial success with the dramatic feature Maldone in 1928...
. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain very popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. Some of the movies he wrote are extremely well regarded, with Les Enfants du Paradis considered one of the greatest films of all time.-Life and...
(scenario & dialogue) and André Cayatte
André Cayatte
André Cayatte was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these...
(adaptation), based on novel by Roger Vercel
Roger Vercel
Roger Vercel was a French writer.-Biography :He was fascinated by the sea and marine life .The World War I interrupted his studies of letters...
. The film stars Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
-Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...
, Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud was a distinguished actress and a major figure in French theater in the 20th century. She was born Lucie Madeleine Renaud in Paris and died there, aged 94, in 1994....
and Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.- Career :Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris....
. It tells the story of captain of a tugboat who has an affair with a married woman, despite having the seriously ill wife in a small oceanfront town.
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Captain André Laurent
- Madeleine Renaud as Yvonne Laurent
- Michèle Morgan as Catherine
- Charles Blavette as Gabriel Tanguy
- Jean Marchat as Marc, captain of the 'Mirva'
- Fernand Ledoux as Kerlo, le bosco