The End of the Day (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-03-24
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Julien Duvivier
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 38 votes
Cast
- Louis Jouvet as Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
- Michel Simon as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
- Madeleine Ozeray as Jeannette, little maid at the café
- Sylvie as Madame Tusini
- Madame Lherbay as Madame Philémon
- Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Jambage
- Odette Talazac as Singer
- Victor Francen as Gilles Marny
- Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Lucien
- Arthur Devère as Stage manager
- Jean Joffre as Philémon
- Charles Granval as Deaubonne