Before the Deluge
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| Before the Deluge | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Produced by | François Carron |
| Written by |
André Cayatte Charles Spaak |
| Starring | Antoine Balpêtré |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
Release dates | 26 February 1954 |
Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Before the Deluge (French: Avant le déluge) is a 1954 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1] [2]
Plot
Four boys and a girl want to get away from their parents and their country because they are afraid of an atomic war. They plan to use a boat to get to an idyllic island. When they realise their savings aren't sufficient they feel it was justified to obtain the required money by committing a crime.
Cast
- Antoine Balpêtré - Monsieur Albert Dutoit (as Balpetre)
- Paul Bisciglia - Jean-Jacques Noblet
- Bernard Blier - Monsieur Marcel Noblet
- Jacques Castelot - Serge de Montesson
- Jacques Chabassol - Jean Arnaud
- Clément Thierry - Philippe Boussard (as Clement-Thierry)
- Roger Coggio - Daniel Epstein
- Léonce Corne - Commissaire Auvain (as Leonce Corne)
- Jacques Fayet - Richard Dutoit
- Paul Frankeur - Monsieur Boussard
- Isa Miranda - Madame Françoise Boussard
- Carlo Ninchi - the presiding judge
- Line Noro - Madame Arnaud (as Line Noro de la Comédie Française)
- Marcel Pérès - Inspecteur Mallingré (as Marcel Peres)
- Albert Rémy - waiter at the café (as Albert Remy)
- Delia Scala - Josette
- André Valmy - the second police inspecteur (as Andre Valmy)
- Julien Verdier - the night watchman
- Marina Vlady - Liliane Noblet
- Maria Zanoli - Madame Dutoit (as Maria Emma Zanolli)
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Before the Deluge". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ↑ "Before the Deluge". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-31.