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Before the Deluge (1954)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 18M

Director : André Cayatte
Writer : Charles Spaak, André Cayatte

Synopsis

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.

Actors

Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré
Albert Dutoit
Paul Bisciglia
Paul Bisciglia
Jean-Jacques Noblet
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Marcel Noblet
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady
Liliane Noblet
Jacques Chabassol
Jacques Chabassol
Jean Arnaud
Clément Thierry
Clément Thierry
Philippe Boussard
Jacques Fayet
Jacques Fayet
Richard Dutoit
Roger Coggio
Roger Coggio
Daniel Epstein
Jacques Castelot
Jacques Castelot
Serge de Montesson
Léonce Corne
Léonce Corne
Le commissaire Auvain
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur
Monsieur Boussard
Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda
Françoise Boussard
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
Le président du tribunal
Delia Scala
Delia Scala
Josette
Line Noro
Line Noro
Madame Arnaud
Albert Rémy
Albert Rémy
Le garçon de café
André Valmy
André Valmy
L'autre inspecteur de police
Julien Verdier
Julien Verdier
Le veilleur de nuit
Maria Zanoli
Maria Zanoli
Madame Dutoit
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
l'inspecteur Malingué
Jean-Pierre Grenier
Jean-Pierre Grenier
(Voice dubbing for Carlo Ninchi)

Crews

André Cayatte
André Cayatte
Director
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
André Cayatte
André Cayatte
Screenplay
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Dialogue
Tony Aboyantz
Tony Aboyantz
Assistant Director
Jean Valère
Jean Valère
Assistant Director
Jacques Colombier
Jacques Colombier
Decorator
Jean Bourgoin
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Jacques Lebreton
Jacques Lebreton
Sound
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Paul Cayatte
Paul Cayatte
Editor
Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys
Music
Nicole Colombier
Nicole Colombier
Assistant Editor
Louis Stein
Louis Stein
Camera Operator
Paul Rodier
Paul Rodier
Assistant Camera
Sacha Mazour
Sacha Mazour
Still Photographer
Jean André
Jean André
Assistant Production Design
Lala Janvier
Lala Janvier
Makeup Artist
Robert Guisgand
Robert Guisgand
Production Design

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