The End of the World (1931) [N/A]
Featuring:
Abel Gance, Colette Darfeuil, Sylvie Gance
Written by:
Jean Boyer
Camille Flammarion
Abel Gance
Directed by:
Abel Gance
Release Date:
January 23, 1931
Original Title:
La fin du monde
Alternate Titles:
Das Ende der Welt
El fin del mundo
End of the World
Το Τέλος του Κόσμου
Genres:
Science Fiction
Production Companies:
L'Écran d'Art
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 105
The plot concerns a comet hurling toward Earth on a collision course and the different reactions to people on the impending disaster.
The two Novalic brothers, Jean and Martial, are in love with the same woman, Genevieve. Jean is an impoverished actor and an idealistic dreamer, who does not want Genevieve to share in his life of suffering. Martial is an internationally-respected astronomer who discovers the return of Lexell's Comet, on a collision course for Earth. Meanwhile, the rich play while the world is arming for war. Martial decides to use the impending threat of world destruction to reorganize and improve global society. But he is opposed by the rich financiers and government officials who stand to lose their power and influence.
