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Film / 1939
The End of the Day
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Louis JouvetRaphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Michel SimonErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Madeleine OzerayJeannette, little maid at the café
SylvieMadame Tusini
Madame LherbayMadame Philémon
Gabrielle FontanMadame Jambage
Odette TalazacSinger
Victor FrancenGilles Marny
Alexandre ArquillièreMonsieur Lucien
Arthur DevèreStage manager
Jean JoffrePhilémon
Charles GranvalDeaubonne
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Pierre MagnierLaroche
Jean CoquelinDelormel
Auguste BovérioVicar
Jean AyméVictor
Tony JacquotPierre 'Pierrot' Andrieu
Gaston JacquetLacour
Gaston SecrétanMontfaucon
Maurice SchutzVerneuil
Camille BeuveBerthelin
Fernand LiesseMarcel
Marthe MartyMadame Chavanot
Emilie LindeyMadame Varenne
Louise MarquetMadame Marcellin
Henriette MoreyMadame Verdun
Zélie YzelleMadame Berger
Blanche DenègeMadame Laroche
CaillouxFélix
Henri NassietGaston Noblet
Georges BeverCountry-warden
Romain BouquetBarker
Dumont
Robert OzanneAdministrator of the retirement home
Gaston ModotMonsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
RaymoneMadame Martin, owner of the bistro
François PérierJournalist
Martial RèbeFernand
Simone AubryGermaine
René BergeronRécamier
Paul EscoffierRuy Gomez
Marie-Hélène DastéAdèle
Simone GauthierJuliette
Claude SainvalActor who plays the Duke of Reichstadt
Luce CamyFanny Essler
Philippe RichardMarshal Marmont
Pierre SergeolProps master
Geneviève SoryaYvette
Gabrielle DorziatMarthe Chabert
Claude BenedictLodger (uncredited)
Catherine Carrey(uncredited)
Lise Courbet(uncredited)
Marguerite de MorlayeLodger (uncredited)
Georges DenolaLodger (uncredited)
René Lacourt(uncredited)
Henriette Moret(uncredited)
Émilie PrévostLodger (uncredited)
Robert RollisScout (uncredited)
Victor Vina(uncredited)
Gaby AndréDanielle
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