Portrait of a two-faced man. By day he is rich, brilliant and respectable financial officer Lussac; at night, he becomes "Mirror", a ruthless gang leader in Marseilles.
Acting
Gabin's physical shift between Lussac and Mirror is masterclass.
Direction
Lamy's shadow work splits the frame like split personalities.
Director
Raymond Lamy
Jean Gabin
Pierre Lussac
Antonin Berval
Folco
Daniel Gélin
Charles
Gisèle Préville
Anna
Henri Crémieux
Saint-Eloi
Robert Arnoux
Leroy-Garnier
René Blancard
Boisrond
Charles Lemontier
Inspector Ballestra
Henri Poupon
The uncle
Tramel
The baron
André Carnège
Montfort, the medical examiner
Martine Carol
Lulu
Fernand Sardou
A Folco gang member
Pierre Magnier
The president of the court
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during France's moral reckoning with collaboration, the double-life metaphor resonated with audiences who'd hidden their own wartime selves.
Gabin insisted on no makeup distinction between the two identities—he wanted the transformation to live entirely in posture and gaze.
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