The End of the Day (1939)
La fin du jour
99 min
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
- Release date
- March 24, 1939
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Maurice Jaubert
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Cast
- Louis Jouvet as Raphaël Saint-Clair
- Michel Simon as Ernest Cabrissade
- Madeleine Ozeray as Jeannette
- Sylvie as Madame Tusini
- Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Jambage
- Odette Talazac as Singer
- Victor Francen as Gilles Marny
- Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Lucien
- Arthur Devère as Le régisseur
- Joffre as Philémon
- Charles Granval as Deaubonne
- Pierre Magnier as Laroche
- Jean Coquelin as Delormel
- Auguste Bovério as Vicar
- Jean Aymé as Victor
- Gaston Jacquet as Lacour
- Maurice Schutz as Verneuil
- Zélie Yzelle as Madame Berger
- Henri Nassiet as Gaston Noblet
Crew
- Julien Duvivier · Director
- Julien Duvivier · Writer
- Charles Spaak · Writer
- Maurice Jaubert · Composer
- Marthe Poncin · Editor
- Jacques Krauss · Production designer