---
title: 'Law of the North (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Feyder'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/law-of-the-north-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031585/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Law of the North (1939)

1939 · 110 min · Drama · France

Original title: La Piste du nord

## Synopsis

La Loi du nord is a 1939 French adventure drama film directed by Jacques Feyder who co-wrote screenplay with Alexandre Arnoux and Charles Spaak, based on novel "Telle qu'elle était de son vivant" by Maurice Constantin-Weyer. The films stars Michèle Morgan, Pierre Richard-Willm and Charles Vanel. It tells the story of an escaped prisoner, his woman secretary and two guardsmen in the Far North. It was entered for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1939 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Feyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-feyder)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Feyder](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-feyder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Beydts](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-beydts)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Hubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-hubert)

## Cast

- [Jean Worms](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-worms)
- [Jacques Terrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-terrane)
- [Jean Brochard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-brochard)
- [Jean Bradin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bradin)
- [Arlette Marchal](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlette-marchal)
- [Marcelle Praince](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelle-praince)
- [Marthe Alycia](https://cinepixo.com/people/marthe-alycia)
- [Jean Wall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-wall)
- [Michèle Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-morgan)
- [Pierre Richard-Willm](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-richard-willm)
- [Robert Ancelin](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ancelin)
- [Fabien Loris](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabien-loris)
- [Henri Guisol](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-guisol)
- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Marguerite de Morlaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-de-morlaye)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/law-of-the-north-1939
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