The End of the Day
La Fin du jour
Release: 1939-03-24
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Regina Films
Cast
Michel Simon
as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Georges Bever
as Country-warden
Gaston Modot
as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
Gabrielle Fontan
as Madame Jambage
Henri Nassiet
as Gaston Noblet
Simone Gauthier
as Juliette
René Lacourt
as (uncredited)
Pierre Magnier
as Laroche
Jean Aymé
as Victor
Pierre Sergeol
as Props master
Odette Talazac
as Singer
Alexandre Arquillière
as Monsieur Lucien
Robert Ozanne
as Administrator of the retirement home
Philippe Richard
as Marshal Marmont
Arthur Devère
as Stage manager
Camille Beuve
as Berthelin
François Périer
as Journalist
Charles Granval
as Deaubonne
Jean Coquelin
as Delormel
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Marthe Chabert
Paul Escoffier
as Ruy Gomez
Marguerite de Morlaye
as Lodger (uncredited)
Gaston Jacquet
as Lacour
Claude Benedict
as Lodger (uncredited)
Louis Jouvet
as Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Jean Joffre
as Philémon
Victor Vina
as (uncredited)
Sylvie
as Madame Tusini
Victor Francen
as Gilles Marny
Madeleine Ozeray
as Jeannette, little maid at the café
Auguste Bovério
as Vicar
Maurice Schutz
as Verneuil
René Bergeron
as Récamier
Marie-Hélène Dasté
as Adèle
Robert Rollis
as Scout (uncredited)
Louise Marquet
as Madame Marcellin
Gaby André
as Danielle
