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Before the Deluge (1954)

ALL 02/26/1954 (fr) Drama 138 Min
  • Release
    02/26/1954
  • Production
    UGC, Documento Film
  • Rotten tomato
    63%
  • Original title
    Avant le déluge
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.

  1. André Cayatte

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Paul Cayatte

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Antoine Balpêtré

    Albert Dutoit

  2. Paul Bisciglia

    Jean-Jacques Noblet

  3. Bernard Blier

    Marcel Noblet

  4. Marina Vlady

    Liliane Noblet

  5. Jacques Chabassol

    Jean Arnaud

  6. Clément Thierry

    Philippe Boussard

  7. Jacques Fayet

    Richard Dutoit

  8. Roger Coggio

    Daniel Epstein

  9. Jacques Castelot

    Serge de Montesson

  10. Léonce Corne

    Le commissaire Auvain

  11. Paul Frankeur

    Monsieur Boussard

  12. Isa Miranda

    Françoise Boussard

  13. Carlo Ninchi

    Le président du tribunal

  14. Delia Scala

    Josette

  15. Line Noro

    Madame Arnaud

  16. Albert Rémy

    Le garçon de café

  17. André Valmy

    L'autre inspecteur de police

  18. Julien Verdier

    Le veilleur de nuit

  19. Maria Zanoli

    Madame Dutoit

  20. Marcel Pérès

    l'inspecteur Malingué

  21. Jean-Pierre Grenier

    (Voice dubbing for Carlo Ninchi)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 21 , Crews : 19

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Before the Deluge (1954) 138 Min

ALL 02/26/1954 (fr)
Drama
  • Release 02/26/1954
  • Production
    UGC, Documento Film
  • Original title Avant le déluge
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.

  1. André Cayatte

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Paul Cayatte

    Editor

  4. Producer



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