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Daybreak is a 1948 drama by Riverside Studios – classified by some as 'British Noir' – directed by Compton Bennett and starring Eric Portman, Ann Todd and Maxwell Reed. It is based on a play by Monckton Hoffe.
Daybreak: Directed by Compton Bennett. With Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed, Edward Rigby. A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love, and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames.
Daybreak (1948) is a fairly heavy British drama that ends tragic. Solid acting from those involved, with Eric Portman being a commanding figure and Ann Todd the touch of sweetness. Don't go expecting continuous suspense, it's not that type of movie. But it's a solid darker toned story.
Overview. A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy. Compton Bennett. Director.
Having just inherited 15 barges from his wealthy father, Eddie (Eric Portman) is determined to abandon his life-snuffing vocation, especially after falling in love with Frankie (Ann Todd), a young woman with a questionable past who not only agrees to marry Eddie but insists they live on his coziest barge on the Thames.
Film de Compton Bennett · 1 h 21 min. Genre : Drame Pays d'origine : Royaume-Uni
Daybreak is a 1948 drama - classified by some as 'British Noir' - directed by Compton Bennett and starring Eric Portman, Ann Todd and Maxwell Reed. It is based on a play by Monckton Hoffe. A sombre, bleak film, Daybreak was filmed in 1946, but ran into trouble with the BBFC, resulting in a delay of almost two years before its release.
