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The Last Metro
Le Dernier Métro
Directed by François Truffaut
1980•2h 11m•PG•★ 7.2
Drama / Romance / War
Synopsis
In Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942, a glamorous stage actress manages the Montmartre Theater while secretly hiding her Jewish director husband in the theater cellar beneath the stage, rehearsing a new production while falling into mutual romantic attraction with her dashing resistance-fighter co-star. François Truffaut's ten-time César Award-winning masterpiece starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
WriterSuzanne SchiffmanFrançois Truffaut
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
MusicGeorges Delerue
Principal Cast
Catherine DeneuveMarion Steiner
Gérard DepardieuBernard Granger
Jean PoiretJean-Loup Cottins
Andréa FerréolArlette Guillaume
Paulette DubostGermaine Fabre
Jean-Louis RichardDaxiat
Maurice RischRaymond Boursier
Heinz BennentLucas Steiner
Technical Specifications
Runtime2h 11m (131 mins)
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DirectorFrançois Truffaut
LanguagesFrench, German
CountryFR
StudioLes Films du Carrosse • Sédif Productions
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