Daybreak or The Mark of the Day (French: Le Point du jour) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre and Loleh Bellon. It is set in a coal-mining community in the north of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It was entered into that year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Cast
Jean Desailly as Larzac
René Lefèvre as Dubard
Loleh Bellon as Marie Brehard
Jean-Pierre Grenier as Marles
Michel Piccoli as Georges Gohelle
Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mme. Brhard
Suzanne Demars as La mère Gohelle
Guy Favières as Un vieux mineur
Paul Frankeur as Bac
Hélène Gerber as Emma Marles
Lise Graf as La mère Marles
Serge Grave as Corentin
Léon Larive as Vetusto
Pierre Latour as Noël
Gaston Modot as Tiberghien
Catherine Monot as Louise
Guy Sargis as Roger
Julien Verdier as Un mineur