That Is the Dawn (1956)
A generous doctor is aghast that the population of a small island is being oppressed and mistreated, but is seemingly unable to do anything about it, until the arrival of a young woman and the death of one of his friends prompts him into action.
Director: Luis Buñuel
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Georges Marchal as Doctor Valerio |
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Lucia Bosè as Clara |
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Julien Bertheau as Commissioner Fasaro |
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Jean-Jacques Delbo as Gorzone |
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Simone Paris as Mrs. Gorzone |
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Robert Le Fort as Pietro |
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Brigitte Elloy as Magda |
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Pascal Mazzotti as Azzopardi |
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Jane Morlet as |
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Gaston Modot as Sandro's new tenant |
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Henri Nassiet as Angela's father |
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Marcel Pérès as Fesco |
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Yvette Thilly as Delphine |
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Giani Esposito as Sandro Galli |
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Nelly Borgeaud as Angela |
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Lucien Callamand as |
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Max Harry as The incestuous grandfather |
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Christine Haydar as Young Girl (uncredited) |
| Writing | Emmanuel Roblès | Novel |
| Writing | Luis Buñuel | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Ferry | Writer |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Camera | Roger Delpuech | Camera Operator |
| Production | Michel Choquet | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Odette Lemarchand | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Jacques Saulnier | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Max Douy | Production Design |
| Directing | Jacques Deray | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Robert Lefebvre | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Antoine Petitjean | Sound |
| Production | Edmond Ténoudji | Producer |
| Art | André Labussière | Set Dresser |
| Production | André Cultet | Production Manager |
| Directing | Marcel Camus | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jacques Douy | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Claude Jaeger | Line Producer |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Gallet | Makeup Artist |