The Mark of the Day (1949)
In a settlement in the northern mining country. The Marles, Bréhard and Gohelle families wake up and prepare for a new day at work. The young engineer Larzac, newly appointed to the mine, will soon oppose the authoritarian and conservative methods of his superior Dubard. Georges Gohelle would like to marry Marie Bréhard, but housing difficulties thwart their plans. Brezza, a Polish immigrant, who must return to his country, would like to hate his marriage to Louise Gohelle. Roger, Marie's little brother, has just turned 14. He does not want to go down to the mine as his elders have always done. He will however have to resign himself to it. Marles evokes for him the social struggles of 1906. Roger is injured during a landslide. In front of his family and his friend Marles, who had come to the hospital, he announced his decision to continue his profession. Larzac, invited to the Marles, reveals that he refused a quiet position at the Charbonnages de Paris. He too stays.
Director: Louis Daquin
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Jean Desailly as Larzac |
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René Lefèvre as Dubard |
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Marie-Hélène Dasté as Madame Bréhard |
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Pierre Français as Brezza |
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Michel Piccoli as Georges Gohelle |
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Loleh Bellon as Marie Bréhard |
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Jean-Pierre Grenier as Marles |
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Gaston Modot as Tiberghien |
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Guy Sargis as Roger |
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Catherine Monot as Louise |
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Paul Frankeur as Bac (uncredited) |
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Serge Grave as Corentin (uncredited) |
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Hélène Gerber as Emma Marles (uncredited) |
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Pierre Latour as Noël (uncredited) |
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Léon Larive as Vetusto (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Demars as Mother Gohelle (uncredited) |
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Lise Graf as Mother Marles (uncredited) |
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Guy Favières as Old Miner (uncredited) |
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Julien Verdier as Miner (uncredited) |
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Louis Daquin as Miner (uncredited) |
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Yvette Etiévant as (uncredited) |
| Camera | André Bac | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claude Nicole | Editor |
| Directing | Louis Daquin | Director |
| Sound | Jean Wiener | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Paul Bertrand | Production Design |
| Sound | Tony Leenhardt | Sound |
| Writing | Vladimir Pozner | Dialogue |
| Writing | Louis Daquin | Writer |
| Writing | Vladimir Pozner | Writer |
| Directing | Sacha Vierny | Assistant Director |
| Directing | André Vétusto | Assistant Director |
| Art | Paul Bertrand | Decorator |
| Camera | Paul Paviot | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Stellio Lorenzi | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Lola Barache | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Fernand Chaix | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Colette Crochot | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Pierre Lebon | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Henri Sorbet | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Ernest Guillou | Conductor |
| Production | Paul Joly | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean Schapira | Producer |
