Until the Last One (French: Jusqu'au dernier, Italian: Fino all'ultimo) is a 1957 French-Italian thriller film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Jeanne Moreau and Paul Meurisse.[1] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location around the River Somme. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. A film noir, it attracted around a million and a quarter spectators at the French box office.[2]

Until the Last One
Directed byPierre Billon
Written byPierre Billon
Michel Audiard
Based onUntil the Last One by André Duquesne
Produced byEdmond Ténoudji
StarringRaymond Pellegrin
Jeanne Moreau
Paul Meurisse
CinematographyPierre Petit
Edited byGeorges Arnstam
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
companies
Laetitia Film
Les Films Marceau
Distributed byLes Films Marceau
Release date
  • 20 March 1957 (1957-03-20)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Criminal Fernand Bastia rats on the rest of his gang, betraying them to the police and escaping with the proceeds of the heist. He goes to hide out with a travelling circus where his sister works, but is traced by his former associates.

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.141
  2. ^ Walker-Morrison p.225

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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