Le DERNIER MÉTRO
Set in Paris during the Occupation, about a troupe of actors rehearsing a play in a theatre run by the actress wife of its director, a Polish Jew who is in hiding. Truffaut's "variation" on Lubitsch's film 'To Be or Not to Be'.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Marion Steiner Catherine Deneuve
- Bernard Granger Gérard Depardieu
- Jean-Loup Cottins Jean Poiret
- Arlette Guillaume Andréa Ferréol
- Germaine Fabre Paulette Dubost
- Daxiat Jean-Louis Richard
- Nadine Marsac Sabine Haudepin
- Raymond Bousier Maurice Risch
- Lucas Steiner Heinz Bennent
- Bernard's replacement Christian Baltauss
- hotel desk clerk Pierre Belot
- M. Valentin René Dupré
- cast member Aude Loring
- Marc Alain Tasma
- Jacquot's mother, concierge Rose Thiéry
- Rosen Jacob Weizbluth
- Christian Leglisse Jean-Pierre Klein
- Greta Borg, cabaret singer Rénata Birgoleit
- Merlin Marcel Berbert
- Yvonne Hénia Ziv
- Lieutenant Bergen László Szabó
- Martine Sénéchal Martine Simonet
- René Bernardini Jean-José Richer
- Rosette Jessica Zucman
- Gestapo officer Richard Bohringer
- Jacquot-Eric Franck Pasquier
Credits
Direction
- Director François Truffaut
- 1st Assistant Director Suzanne Schiffman
- 2nd Assistant Director Emmanuel Clot
- Assistant Director Alain Tasma
- Script Supervisor Christine Pellé
Rights
Production
- Production Company Les Films du Carrosse
- Production Company SEDIF
- Production Company TF1 Films Production
- Production Company Société Française de Production
- Production Manager Jean-José Richer
- Production Co-ordinator Roland Thénot
- Production Administrator Henry Dutrannoy
- Unit Manager Jean-Louis Godfroy
- Studio Studios de Billancourt
Writing
- Screenplay by François Truffaut
- Screenplay by Suzanne Schiffman
- Dialogue by François Truffaut
- Dialogue by Suzanne Schiffman
- Dialogue by Jean-Claude Grumberg
Photography
- Director of Photography Nestor Almendros
- Camera Assistant Florent Bazin
- Camera Assistant Emilio Pacull
- Camera Assistant Tessa Racine
- Gaffer Jean-Claude Gasché
- Electrician André Seybald
- Electrician Serge Valezy
- Key Grip Charles Freess
- Grip Jacques Fréjabue
- Grip Gérard Bougeant
Stills
- Stills Photography Jean-Pierre Fizet
Editing
- Editor Martine Barraqué-curie
- Assistant Editor Marie-Aimée Debril
- Assistant Editor Jean-François Giré
Design
- Art Director Jean-Pierre Kohut-svelko
- Art Department Crew Pierre Gompertz
- Art Department Crew Jacques Leguillon
- Art Department Crew Roland Jacob
- Properties Jacques Preisach
Costumes
- Costumes Lisele Roos
- Costume Assistant Christiane Fageol
- Costume Assistant Edwige Cherel
- Costume Assistant Françoise Poillot
Make-up
- Make-up Didier Lavergne
- Make-up Assistant Thi-Loan N'guyen
- Make-up Assistant Françoise Ben Soussan
- Hairdresser Jean-Pierre Berroyer
- Assistant Hairdresser Nadine Leroy
Titles
- Titles and Opticals Euro-Titres
Film processing
- Laboratory L.T.C. Franay Saint-Cloud
- Film Stock Fujicolor
- Film Stock Pyral
Music
- Music Georges Delerue
Sound
- Sound Recordist Michel Laurent
- Sound Assistant Michel Mellier
- Sound Mixer Jacques Maumont
- Sound Studio Paris-Studios-Cinéma
- Sound Effects Daniel Couteau
Subtitles
- Subtitles Helen Scott