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Before the Deluge

02/26/1954

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2hrs 18min

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Drama

STORY

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Antoine Balpêtré
  • Paul Bisciglia
  • Bernard Blier
  • Marina Vlady
  • Jacques Chabassol

    Directors

  • André Cayatte
  • Tony Aboyantz
  • Jean Valère

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • UGC
  • Documento Film

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Italy

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Antoine Balpêtré

Albert Dutoit

Paul Bisciglia

Jean-Jacques Noblet

Bernard Blier

Marcel Noblet

Marina Vlady

Liliane Noblet

Jacques Chabassol

Jean Arnaud

Clément Thierry

Philippe Boussard

Jacques Fayet

Richard Dutoit

Roger Coggio

Daniel Epstein

Jacques Castelot

Serge de Montesson

Léonce Corne

Le commissaire Auvain

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