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The Man from London or The London Man (French: L'homme de Londres) is a 1943 French thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Prim and Jules Berry.
Jun 22, 2017 · “A londoni férfi” (“A Man from London”), based on the Georges Simenon novel “L’Homme de Londres” (1934), is the closest Tarr comes to making a film noir.
With one of the most perfectly noir opening sequences of the cycle, Henri Decoin’s L’homme de Londres (US: The Man from London) immediately immerses us in the dockside gloom and suffocating fog of a small French port, the plaintive, mesmerizing voice of a lonely street walker singing a la Edith Piaf for anyone who will listen. Released in ...
L'Homme de Londres: Directed by Henri Decoin. With Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Prim, Jules Berry, Mony Dalmès. Maloin has been working all his life for 2,500 measly Francs a month.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Henri Decoin
- 1943-10-20
Overview. Maloin, a maritime station guard, spends his nights at the port signal box. One night, he becomes the witness of a murder: for a simple suitcase smuggled, the altercation between the two men turns to drama. While the first falls and drowns, the second flees.
Although the film is very much studio bound the mist-shrouded sets by Georges Piménoff are brilliantly evocative of a seaport whilst noirish cinematography is courtesy of Paul Cotteret. It is topped and tailed by the haunting 'L'aventure aime la nuit' sung by an uncredited Nila Cara.
L'Homme de Londres (1943) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
