Home Port (1943 film)

Home Port
Directed by	Jean Choux
Written by	Jean Choux René Dary Pierre Lestringuez Marcel Rivet Émile Roussel
Produced by	Ferdinand Liffran Adrien Remaugé
Starring	Michèle Alfa René Dary Édouard Delmont
Cinematography	René Gaveau Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Madeleine Gug
Music by	Henri Verdun
Production company	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	10 February 1943 (1943-02-10)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Home Port (French: Port d'attache) is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Michèle Alfa, René Dary and Édouard Delmont. ^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

A sailor returns to port and is discharged from his ship. He arrives in a village and offers to help an older farmer restore his estate. While working there he encounters the attractive Ginette.

Cast

• Michèle Alfa as Ginette
• René Dary as René
• Édouard Delmont as La père Garda
• Alfred Adam as Bertrand
• Albert Duvaleix as Le médecin
• Raymond Bussières as Fernand
• Ginette Baudin as Clara
• Jacques Sommet as Michel
• Henri Charrett as Auguste
• René Fluet as Le cuistot
• Alfred Baillou as Rémy
• Génia Vaury as Françoise
• Agnès Raynal as Zélie
• Janine Villard as Bichette
• Anne Iribe as La jeune employée
• Jean Daurand as Marius
• Henri Vidal as Raymond
• Cécile Didier as La mère de Bichette
• Max Doria as Zéphyrin
• Robert Le Fort as Un villageois
• Marcel Meral as Traviel
• René Michel as Le chauffeur du car

References

1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.118
2. Crisp p.98

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Home Port at IMDb