THE LAST METRO
synopsis
Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew and was compelled to leave the country. His wife Marion, an actress, directs the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive with a new play, and hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. But Lucas is actually hiding in the basement... A film about art and life.
international title: | The Last Metro |
original title: | Le dernier métro |
country: | France |
year: | 1980 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | François Truffaut |
film run: | 131' |
release date: | FR 17/09/1980, NL 22/01/1981, BE 02/02/1981, PT 24/02/1981, NO 25/02/1981, IT 27/03/1981, SE 01/04/1981, ES 02/04/1981, UK 16/06/1981, DK 14/08/1981, DE 28/10/1981, FI 24/09/1982, HU 29/09/1983, TR 12/1983, PL 13/10/2001, IS 09/04/2002, GR 05/08/2005, CZ 11/07/2006, RU 11/10/2006 |
screenplay: | François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg |
cast: | Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret |
cinematography by: | Néstor Almendros |
film editing: | Martine Barraqué |
art director: | Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko |
costumes designer: | Lisele Roos |