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Release Date:
May 17, 1939
Original Title:
Le Dernier Tournant
Alternate Titles:
Paixão Criminosa
The Last Turn
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Gladiator Productions
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...
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Assistant Director:
Henri Calef
Conductor:
Roger Desormière
Director:
Pierre Chenal
Director of Photography:
Christian Matras
Editor:
Borys Lewin
Novel:
James M. Cain
Original Music Composer:
Jean Wiener
Producer:
Charles Smadja
Writer:
Henri Torrès
Charles Spaak
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