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Summary:

"A stylish and poignant film about Jewish director Lucas Steiner (Heinz Bennent), who is forced to hide in the basement of his theater during the Nazi occupation while his wife (Catherine Deneuve) stars in its latest production. Romantic tensions mount when she and her leading man (Gérard Depardieu) begin to fall in love with each other. At the same time, a pro-Nazi theater critic ensconces himself in the theater causing stress to the entire cast"--Container.
Special features include: Interactive menus, production credits, filmographies & awards, scene access and vintage Truffaut trailer collection.

Contributors:

Truffaut, François

Schiffman, Suzanne

Deneuve, Catherine, 1943-

Depardieu, Gérard, 1948-

Grumberg, Jean-Claude, 1939-

Bennent, Heinz

Poiret, Jean, 1926-1992

Barraqué, Martine

Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992

Gaumont (Firm)

Films du carrosse (Firm)

S.E.D.I.F.

Société nationale télévision française 1

Société française de production

Janus Films

Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm)

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

French with English subtitles.

Related Series:

World class cinema collection

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The last metro

Subjects:

Theater and society — France — Paris — Drama

France — History — German occupation, 1940-1945 — Drama

German Occupation of France (France : 1940-1945)

1940-1945

Theater and society

France

France — Paris

Genres:

Foreign language films

Feature films — France

Romance films

War films

Historical films

French language films

Drama

History

System Details:

DVD ; Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; letterbox format.

Performers:

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Heinz Bennent.

Production Credits:

Script, François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman ; dialog, François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg ; director of photography, Nestor Almendros ; editor, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue.

General Notes:

DVD release of the 1980 motion picture.
"A Janus Films presentation."
"Fully restored. New translation and subtitles."
"FLV5074."
Boston Film Critics Award - Best Foreign Film ; New York Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Film ; French Academy Awards - Best Film, Best Director.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

DER 1980 DVD

ISBNs:

1572524804

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Fox Lorber Home Video: FLV5074

OCLC Numbers:

1053017254
42777121 [Invalid]