---
title: 'Gates of the Night (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marcel Carné'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gates-of-the-night-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038853/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gates of the Night (1946)

1946 · 120 min · Drama · France

Original title: Les Portes de la nuit

## Synopsis

Gates of the Night is a 1946 French mystery film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Pierre Brasseur, Serge Reggiani, Yves Montand, Nathalie Nattier and Saturnin Fabre. The script was written by Carné's long-time collaborator Jacques Prévert. The film made its debut in the United States four years after its official release in France. It introduced the much-recorded popular song "Autumn Leaves".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marcel Carné](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-carne)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Prévert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-prevert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Kosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kosma)
- **Producer:** [Pierre Laurent](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-laurent)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philippe Agostini](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-agostini)
- **Editor:** [Jean Feyte](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-feyte)

## Cast

- [Saturnin Fabre](https://cinepixo.com/people/saturnin-fabre)
- [Dany Robin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dany-robin)
- [René Blancard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-blancard)
- [Pierre Brasseur](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-brasseur)
- [Jacques Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-perrin)
- [Jane Marken](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-marken)
- [Jean Vilar](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-vilar)
- [Julien Carette](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-carette)
- [Brigitte Auber](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-auber)
- [Émile Genevois](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-genevois)
- [Sylvia Bataille](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-bataille)
- [Mady Berry](https://cinepixo.com/people/mady-berry)
- [Colette Mareuil](https://cinepixo.com/people/colette-mareuil)
- [Fabien Loris](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabien-loris)
- [Serge Reggiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-reggiani)

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