The Port of the desire

the Port of the desire is a film carried out in 1954 by Edmond T. Gréville.

Synopsis

The captain Quévic is charged by the maritime authorities with Marseilles with reinflating the wreck of " Vénus" who is likely to block the entry of the channel. Filled of apprehension, the owner of the ship, Mr. Black, smuggler and assassin, try to prevent at all costs the reinflation, the corpse of an young girl being on board. He bribes the diver Michel, fellow-member of Quévic, but the young man refuses to be the accomplice of a murder. The police force alerted by Quévic which discovered to it sinister cargo, tracking Mr. Black and its band which had sequestered Michel and his Martine friend, sister of the assassinated young girl. The stopped gangsters, Quévic him so in love with Martine is erased in front of the youth of in love and takes again the sea.

Data sheet

Realization: Edmond Thunder Gréville
Scenario: Jacques Viot
Adaptation: Jacques Viot, Edmond T. Gréville
Dialog: Jacques Viot
Assistants realizer: Jean-Paul Sassy, Jean-Claude Desvernet
Images: Henri Alekan
Operator: Gustave Raulet
Taken underwater sights; Louis Malle
Sound: Lucien Legrand
Decorations: Lucien Aguettand
Assembly: Jean Ravel, assisted Ginette Boudet
Music: Joseph Kosma
Songs: " Big Boat Blues" and " Port of the désir" , words of Edmond T. Gréville, interpreted by Lucien Mans and Eric Amado - " Ah! that I have fait" of it; interpreted by Edith Georges on words of Jean Valmy - (Music publishings: Enoch and Fortin)
general Manager: Maurice Hartwig
Script girl: Lucie Lichtig
Photographer of plate: Roger Forster
Make-up: Janine Jarreau
Turning in the studios " Paris-studios-Cinéma" of Billancourt from August 16th to September 22nd, 1954
Pulling: Laboratory L.T.C of Saint-Cloud
Faking: Sound LAX
System: Western Electric
Production: Elysées Directing Films
of production: Fred d' Orengiani
Secretary of production: Jacqueline Fauvel
Associate producer: Eugene Tucherer
Distribution: The films Corona
Lasted: 94mn
First presentation on April 15th, 1955
Kind: Drama
Visa of exploitation: 15462

Distribution

Jean Gabin (the captain Quévic of the boat " Goéland")
Andree Debar (Martine, the young sister of Suzanne)
Henri Vidal (Michel, the diver)
Jean-Roger Caussimon (Mr. Black, the ship-owner of the boat)
Edith Georges (Lola, the stripper)
Robert Berri (Frédo, the Hercules, henchman of Mr. Black)
Antonin Berval (Mr. Leon, associated with Mr. Black)
Léopoldo Francès (Baba, a police inspector)
Rene Sarvil (the blind man)
Gaby Basset hound (Mrs. Aimee, managing it of the bar)
Jacques Dynam (Meur, the second of the captain)
Gaston Orbal (Nightingale, a diver)
Edmond Ardisson (the owner of limps)
Mireille Ozy (Gaby, a friend of Syzanne)
Yoko Tani (a dancer)
Edmond T. Gréville (a customer of the bar - cut scene)
Jacky Blanchot (a " forgery policier")
Julien Maffre (Another " forgery policier")
Charles Blavette (a man of the " Goéland")
Jean Panisse (a man of the " Goéland")
Jimmy Perrys (a card player)
Georges Demas (the barman of " The anchor of marine")
Franck Maurice (Jean, a sailor with " The anchor of marine")
Edouard Francomme (a sailor dancer)
Eugene Stuber (a sailor dancer)
Annette Maistre (entraîneuse of the bar)
Denise Carvenne (entraîneuse of the bar)
Ly Lang (entraîneuse of the bar)
Darling Legitimus (the mother of Baba)
Jean-Marie Good: (The bellhop on the telephone)
Jean Clears gravel: A barman and a dancer
Robert Castel: A dancer
Sylvain Levignac: A dancer
Marc Arian: A dancer
Rudy Lenoir
Raymond Blot
Jean-Claude Dumoutier
Jean Daniel

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