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Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve star as members of a French theater company living under the German occupation during World War II in François Truffaut’s gripping, humanist character study. Against all odds—a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who’s in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight—the troupe believes the show must go on. Equal parts romance, historical tragedy, and even comedy, The Last Metro (Le dernier métro) is Truffaut’s ultimate tribute to art overcoming adversity.
Original Release
09/17/1980
US Release
02/11/1981
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Deneuve | Marion Steiner |
Gerard Depardieu | Bernard Granger |
Jean Poiret | Jean-Loup Cottins |
Andrea Ferreol | Arlette Guillaume |
Paulette Dubost | Germaine Fabre |
Jean-Louis Richard | Daxiat |
Sabine Haudepin | Nadine Marsac |
Maurice Risch | Raymond Boursier |
Heinz Bennent | Lucas Steiner |
Christian Baltauss | Lucien Ballard - Bernard's Replacement / Lucien Ballard, Bernard's Replacement |
Directors
Writers
Francois Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg
Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Deneuve | Marion Steiner |
Gerard Depardieu | Bernard Granger |
Jean Poiret | Jean-Loup Cottins |
Andrea Ferreol | Arlette Guillaume |
Paulette Dubost | Germaine Fabre |
Jean-Louis Richard | Daxiat |
Sabine Haudepin | Nadine Marsac |
Maurice Risch | Raymond Boursier |
Heinz Bennent | Lucas Steiner |
Christian Baltauss | Lucien Ballard - Bernard's Replacement / Lucien Ballard, Bernard's Replacement |
Pierre Belot | Desk Clerk / Le concierge de l'hôtel |
René Dupré | Valentin / Valentin - Writer in Hotel Lobby |
Aude Loring | Frau Wiedekind / Mrs Wiedekind |
Alain Tasma | Marc - Jean-Loup's Assistant / Marc, Jean-Loup's Assistant |
Rose Thiéry | Mme. Thierry - Jacquôt's Mother / Jacquot's Mother / Concierge |
Jacob Weizbluth | Rosen - Rejected Actor / Rosen, rejected actor |
Jean-Pierre Klein | Christian Leglise / Christian Léglise |
Rénata | Greta Borg - Nightclub Singer |
Marcel Berbert | Mr. Merlin - Business Manager / Mr Merlin, Business Manager |
Hénia Suchar | Yvonne, chambermaid / Yvonne - une femme de chambre |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Francois Truffaut | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1981 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
1981 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |