---
title: 'House on the Waterfront (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edmond T. Gréville'
released: '1955-04-15'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/house-on-the-waterfront-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# House on the Waterfront (1955)

1955 · 94 min · Drama · France

Original title: Le Port du désir

## Synopsis

House on the Waterfront is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal. It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location filming in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Aguettand. Although completed in 1954, it wasn't released until the following year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edmond T. Gréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-t-greville)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Viot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-viot)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Kosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kosma)
- **Producer:** [Eugène Tucherer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-tucherer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan)
- **Editor:** [Jean Ravel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ravel), [Ginette Boudet](https://cinepixo.com/people/ginette-boudet)

## Cast

- [Jacky Blanchot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacky-blanchot)
- [Jean-Marie Bon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-bon)
- [Denise Carvenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-carvenne)
- [Jean Daniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-daniel)
- [Eugène Stuber](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-stuber)
- [Robert Castel](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-castel)
- [Marc Arian](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-arian)
- [Édith Georges](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-georges)
- [Jean-Claude Dumoutier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-dumoutier)
- [Edmond Ardisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-ardisson)
- [Edmond T. Gréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-t-greville)
- [Antonin Berval](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonin-berval)
- [Gaston Orbal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-orbal)
- [Jimmy Perrys](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-perrys)
- [Darling Légitimus](https://cinepixo.com/people/darling-legitimus)

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