Movie · 1939
The End of the Day
Released 24 March 1939 More from 1939 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Maurice Schutz
as Verneuil
Paul Escoffier
as Ruy Gomez
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Marthe Chabert
Sylvie
as Madame Tusini
Odette Talazac
as Singer
Gaston Modot
as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
Victor Francen
as Gilles Marny
Philippe Richard
as Marshal Marmont
Michel Simon
as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Madeleine Ozeray
as Jeannette, little maid at the café
François Périer
as Journalist
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The numbers
53years between the oldest and youngest billed
72Maurice Schutz — oldest on the call sheet
19François Périer — youngest billed
50average age of the credited cast