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The End of the Day is a french film of genre Drama directed by Julien Duvivier released in USA on 11 september 1939 with Louis Jouvet
The End of the Day (1939)
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Add to a movie listThe End of the Day (French: La fin du jour) is a 1939 drama film, directed by Julien Duvivier.
Synopsis
In an old-age home for elderly actors three actors with very different histories and personalities have to learn to get along with each other.Actors
Louis Jouvet
(Saint-Clair, ex don-juan et acteur adulé)
Michel Simon
(Cabrissade, l'éternelle doublure)
Madeleine Ozeray
(Jeannette, la petite bonne du café)
Gabrielle Dorziat
(Madame Chabert)
Sylvie
(Mme Tusini)
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