The professions of the leading human characters emphasized on the movie's main movie poster in photo puff-boxes were "The Gangster", "The Promoter", "The Sportswriter" and "The Commissioner".
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Some may notice that the Le Havre setting, while realistic, seems to have a slightly strange perspective. This is because the streets were constructed with a "false perspective" technique: the buildings were gradually scaled down in size the farther they go into the background; when shot with the proper camera lens, such a street will seem to stretch away from the camera up to four times longer than it actually does.
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The film is supposed to be set in the French port of Le Havre, but the streets were actually all built on a sound stage.
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New Wave auteur Eric Rohmer cited seeing this film, at the age of 18, as what made him want to eventually become a filmmaker .
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An early example of part of a film being shown to the public in advance of its release: In May 1938, before Port of Shadows had finished shooting, the French Cinematheque showed an excerpt from the footage in progress.
Port of Shadows - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Port of Shadows - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Port of Shadows - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Port of Shadows - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Port of Shadows - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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