Their last night

Their last night is a Film of Georges Lacombe turned in 1953.

Summary

Honest municipal librarian or daring chief of gang, Pierre Ruffin, alias Mr. Fernand is both at the same time. Young professor, Madeleine Marsan, will stick to him. She will help it when Pierre, denounced by one of his accomplices, is continued by the police force. After having carried out the informer, he will live a last night of love with Madeleine before being cut down at the time when he wanted to make clean slate of the past.

Data sheet

Realization: Georges Lacombe
Scenario: According to a news of Constant Jacques
Adaptation: Jacques Celhay, Georges Lacombe
Dialog: Jacques Celhay
Assistant realizer: Roger Dallier
Images: Philippe Agostini
Operator: Jean-Marie Maillols
Sound: Welsh Jacques, assisted Guy Chichignoud
Decorations: Leon Barsacq, assisted Andre Bask
Assembly: Raymond Leboursier
Music: Francis Lopez
Script girl: Colette Crochot
Make-up: Louis Bonnemaison
Hairstyles: Trieste Sarnelli
Photographer of plate: Emmanuel Lowenthal
Manager: Fred Hérold
Production: Cinematographic French Commercial company
Directing of production: François Harispuru
Distribution: Columbia
Turning in the studios of Boulogne from January 15th to March 9th, 1953
Recording: Western Electric
Pulling: Laboratory L.T.C of Saint-Cloud
Faking: Lax
Film 35mm - black and white
Lasted: 98mn
Kind: Drama
First presentation on October 23rd 1953
Visa of exploitation: 13611

Distribution

Jean Gabin: Pierre Ruffin, " Fernand"
Madeleine Robinson: Madeleine Marsan
Robert Dalban: The inspector Dupre
Jean-Jacques Delbo: Antoine Perez
Suzanne Dantès: Miss Mercier
Michel Barbey: Dédé
Gaby Basset hound: The prostitute
Paul Bonifas: The police chief
Arthur Devère: The marine
Luce Fabiole: The director of the course Sévigné
Fernand Gilbert: The bar
Camille Guérini: The uncle of Nicole
Jacqueline Marbaux: The Russian countess
Genevieve Morel: The good one of the hotel.
Jean Lanier: The inspector Pierson
Francoise Soulié: Nicole
Georges Baconnet: The notary
Odette Barencey: The cooker of the pension
Paul Barge: The owner of the hotel
Cecile Didier: Miss Legrain
Raymond Rent: Paulo
Yves Massard: Fellow-prisoner of police van
Jean Ozenne: The canon of the train
Maryse Mat: Marie, the woman of the marine
Raymond Rognoni: A boarder (invisible in the viewed copies)
Jackie Rollin " Sardou": The caretaker
Louis Saintève: An employee of the library
Henri San-Juan: P' tit Louis
Jean Sylvain: The boy of hotel
Georges Vitray: Mr. Villard
Franck Maurice: A player of dice, with the bar
Robert Draper: A policeman

Around film

It acts of the third collaboration between Georges Lacombe and Jean Gabin after Martin Roumagnac and the night is my kingdom .
the film was turned the same year that Touchez not with the grisbi , which will start again the career of Jean Gabin.

Internal bond