Daybreak (1949 film)
Daybreak or The Mark of the Day is a 1949 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre and Loleh Bellon. It is set in a coal-mining community in the north of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It was entered into that year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Cast
- Jean Desailly as Larzac
- René Lefèvre as Dubard
- Loleh Bellon as Marie Brehard
- Jean-Pierre Grenier as Marles
- Michel Piccoli as Georges Gohelle
- Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mme. Brhard
- Suzanne Demars as La mère Gohelle
- Guy Favières as Un vieux mineur
- Paul Frankeur as Bac
- Hélène Gerber as Emma Marles
- Lise Graf as La mère Marles
- Serge Grave as Corentin
- Léon Larive as Vetusto
- Pierre Latour as Noël
- Gaston Modot as Tiberghien
- Catherine Monot as Louise
- Guy Sargis as Roger
- Julien Verdier as Un mineur