The End of the Day
Original title: La fin du jour
1939 · 1 h 39 min
Cast
Victor Francen 
Michel Simon 
Louis Jouvet 
Madeleine Ozeray 
Alexandre Arquillière 
Arthur Devère
Credits
Written by: 
Julien Duvivier
Plot
Aged penniless actors live out their last days in a retirement home for performers, remembering their glory.
Sinekatalog’s take
Julien Duvivier's French drama, La fin du jour, with Louis Jouvet, Michel Simon and Victor Francen, is humane, bittersweet and beautifully acted.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (1,223 votes)
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