France / Nov 18, 1938
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Married to Karl Ammer, the station master of Thaya, a Hungarian quiet village, Anita is a pretty young peasant who feels deeply bored. She dreams of another life while watching the daily express trains to Budapest. An incident will force her to leave her province: she has to go to Budapest to attend the funeral of an aunt and receive a share of the inheritance. After completing the formalities, Anita misses the train to go back home and then she finds herself alone in the capital.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thérèse Dorny | The fashion house director |
| Louis Florencie | |
| Léonce Corne | A friend of Osten |
| André Numès | The notary |
| Jacques Henley | A friend of Osten |
| Robert Ozanne | A traveler |
| Yvonne Yma | |
| Marcelle Barry |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Retour à l'aube |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 18 novembre 1938 |
| Production | Joseph Bercholz |
| Writer | Vicki Baum, Henri Decoin, Pierre Wolff |
| Editing | Marguerite Beaugé |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel, Georges Régnier, Henri Tiquet |
| Assistant directors | Alexandre Laurier, Henri Decoin |
| Camera operators | Georges Régnier, Henri Tiquet, Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Additional photography | Léonce-Henri Burel, Georges Régnier, Henri Tiquet |
| Production design | Serge Piménoff |
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| Art direction | Serge Piménoff |
| Set decoration | Serge Piménoff |
| Special effects | Nicolas Wilcke |
| Music | Paul Misraki, Antoine Archimbaud |
| Sound | Paul Misraki, Antoine Archimbaud |
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