Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows(1938)

"Tender... frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man"

7.4/10
294 votes
93 minMay 17, 1938

Overview

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.

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