France / Dec 10, 1938 / Paris
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
On the meandering Canal St. Martin, at the Parisian Hôtel du Nord, a nearly fatal gunshot separates a dejected young couple. But, amid a sad but beautiful panorama of lively characters, love has the final say. Can life be a fairy tale?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henri Bosc | Nazarède |
| Marcel André | Le chirurgien |
| Bernard Blier | Prosper |
| Jacques Louvigny | Munar |
| Armand Lurville | Le commissaire |
| Jane Marken | Louise Lecouvreur |
| Génia Vaury | L' infirmière |
| François Périer | Adrien |
| René Bergeron | Maltaverne |
| René Alié | Marcel (uncredited) |
| Charles Bouillaud | Un inspecteur (uncredited) |
| Albert Malbert | Un client du restaurant (uncredited) |
| Marcel Melrac | Un agent de police (uncredited) |
| Marcel Pérès | Un client du restaurant (uncredited) |
| Raymone | Jeanne (uncredited) |
| Dora Doll | Une femme au restaurant (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hôtel du Nord |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF), Impérial Film |
| Release date | 17 dicembre 1938 |
| Production | Onésime Grinkrug, Joseph Lucachevitch |
| Writer | Henri Jeanson, Eugène Dabit, Jean Aurenche |
| Editing | René Le Hénaff, Marthe Gottie |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard, Louis Née |
| Assistant directors | Marcel Carné |
| Camera operators | Armand Thirard, Louis Née |
| Additional photography | Armand Thirard, Louis Née |
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| Production design | Alexandre Trauner |
| Art direction | Alexandre Trauner |
| Set decoration | Alexandre Trauner |
| Music | Maurice Jaubert, Marcel Courmes |
| Sound | Maurice Jaubert, Marcel Courmes |
| Costume design | Lou Bonin |
| Makeup | Lou Bonin |
| Hairstyling | Lou Bonin |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Belgium / Dec 23, 1938 / Brussels
Netherlands / Aug 25, 1939 / Amsterdam
Greece / Oct 02, 1939 / Thessaloniki
United States / Dec 28, 1940 / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Germany / Dec 17, 1938 / 12
France / Dec 19, 1938
Denmark / Mar 25, 1939
Sweden / Mar 27, 1939
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Hungary / Jun 05, 1939
Finland / Sep 10, 1939
Argentina / May 22, 1940
Uruguay / May 30, 1940
Portugal / Mar 15, 1941
Italy / Apr 28, 1942
Japan / Aug 09, 1949
Physical media
France / May 15, 2002 / DVD
Russia / Aug 03, 2009 / DVD
Canada / Aug 23, 2022 / Blu-ray
TV
Germany / Sep 28, 1964 / West Germany
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