La Fin du jour
6.8
99 minutes
3/24/1939
Overview
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
Cast List
Louis Jouvet
as Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Michel Simon
as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Madeleine Ozeray
as Jeannette, little maid at the café
Sylvie
as Madame Tusini
Madame Lherbay
as Madame Philémon
Gabrielle Fontan
as Madame Jambage
Odette Talazac
as Singer
Victor Francen
as Gilles Marny
Alexandre Arquillière
as Monsieur Lucien
Arthur Devère
as Stage manager
Jean Joffre
as Philémon
Charles Granval
as Deaubonne
Pierre Magnier
as Laroche
Jean Coquelin
as Delormel
Auguste Bovério
as Vicar
Jean Aymé
as Victor
Tony Jacquot
as Pierre 'Pierrot' Andrieu
Gaston Jacquet
as Lacour
Gaston Secrétan
as Montfaucon
Maurice Schutz
as Verneuil
Camille Beuve
as Berthelin
Fernand Liesse
as Marcel
Marthe Marty
as Madame Chavanot
Emilie Lindey
as Madame Varenne
Louise Marquet
as Madame Marcellin
Henriette Morey
as Madame Verdun
Zélie Yzelle
as Madame Berger
Blanche Denège
as Madame Laroche
Cailloux
as Félix
Henri Nassiet
as Gaston Noblet
Georges Bever
as Country-warden
Romain Bouquet
as Barker
Dumont
Robert Ozanne
as Administrator of the retirement home
Gaston Modot
as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
Raymone
as Madame Martin, owner of the bistro
François Périer
as Journalist
Martial Rèbe
as Fernand
Simone Aubry
as Germaine
René Bergeron
as Récamier
Paul Escoffier
as Ruy Gomez
Marie-Hélène Dasté
as Adèle
Simone Gauthier
as Juliette
Claude Sainval
as Actor who plays the Duke of Reichstadt
Luce Camy
as Fanny Essler
Philippe Richard
as Marshal Marmont
Pierre Sergeol
as Props master
Geneviève Sorya
as Yvette
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Marthe Chabert
Claude Benedict
as Lodger (uncredited)
Catherine Carrey
as (uncredited)
Lise Courbet
as (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye
as Lodger (uncredited)
Georges Denola
as Lodger (uncredited)
René Lacourt
as (uncredited)
Henriette Moret
as (uncredited)
Émilie Prévost
as Lodger (uncredited)
Robert Rollis
as Scout (uncredited)
Victor Vina
as (uncredited)
Gaby André
as Danielle