The last metro - Le dernier métro (1980)

By François Truffaut, this story of resistance and theater during WW2. W
YT (trailer). With Depardieu and Deneuve.

he last metro [DVD] = Le dernier métro
Truffaut, François.

Uniform title:

Dernier métro (Motion picture : 1980)

Title:

The last metro [DVD] = Le dernier métro / une production de Les Films du carrosse ; Sedif S.A., T.F. 1, Société française de production ; scénario de François Truffaut et Suzanne Schiffman ; dialogue de François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg ; mise en scène, François Truffaut.

Publication info:

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]

Physical descrip:

2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)

Series:

(The Criterion collection ; 462)

Credits:

Cinematographer, Nestor Almendros ; editor, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue.

Cast:

Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Sabine Haudepin, Maurice Risch, Heinz Bennent.

Summary:

Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country, he is actually hiding in the basement.

Audience:

Not rated.

Technical details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

Language:

French dialogue with optional English subtitles (new and improved translation).

Awards:

César: Best Actor (Gérard Depardieu), Best Actress (Catherine Deneuve), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music Written for a Film, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Writing - Original or Adaptation, 1981. In fact 1980

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