Gates of the Night

Gates of the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcel Carné
Written byJacques Prévert
(dialogue)
Screenplay byJacques Prévert
(scenario)
Based onJacques Prévert
(ballet "Le rendez-vous")
Produced byPierre Laurent
StarringPierre Brasseur
Serge Reggiani
Yves Montand
Nathalie Nattier
Saturnin Fabre
CinematographyPhilippe Agostini
Edited byJean Feyte
Music byJoseph Kosma
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 3 December 1946 (1946-12-03)
[1]
Running time
111 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Gates of the Night (French: Les Portes de la nuit) is a 1946 French mystery film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Pierre Brasseur, Serge Reggiani, Yves Montand, Nathalie Nattier and Saturnin Fabre. 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.[1][2] It introduced the much-recorded popular song "Autumn Leaves" (French: Les feuilles mortes).

  1. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2012). "Les Portes de la nuit". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  2. ^ "Les Portes de la nuit". Le Figaro. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.