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The Last Chance Directed by Leopold Lindtberg Produced by Lazar Wechsler Written by Alberto Barberis
Elizabeth Montagu
Richard SchweizerStarring Ewart G. Morrison Cinematography Emil Berna
Franz VlasakEditing by Hermann Haller
René MartinetRelease date(s) 26 May 1945 Running time 104 minutes Country Switzerland Language German The Last Chance (German: Die Letzte Chance) is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival [1] and won the Grand Prize of the Festival (Golden Palm).[2]
Cast
- Ewart G. Morrison - Major Telford
- John Hoy - Lieutenant John Halliday
- Ray Reagan - Sergeant Jim Braddock
- Luisa Rossi - Tonina
- Giuseppe Galeati - Wagon Driver
- Romano Calò - The Priest
- Leopold Biberti - Swiss Lieutenant
- Sigfrit Steiner - Military Doctor
- Emil Gerber - Frontier Guard
- Therese Giehse - Frau Wittels
- Robert Schwarz - Bernard Wittels
- Germaine Tournier - Mme. Monnier
- Berthe Sakhnowsky - Chanele
- Jean Martin - Dutchman
- Carlo Romatko - Yugoslav Worker
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Last Chance". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4349/year/1946.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival: 1946". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes_Film_Festival/1946. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
External links
- The Last Chance at the Internet Movie Database
- The Last Chance is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Palme d'Or winning films – 1939–1959 Union Pacific (1939) · Iris and the Lieutenant (1946) · The Lost Weekend (1946) · The Red Meadows (1946) · Brief Encounter (1946) · Maria Candelaria (1946) · Neecha Nagar (1946) · The Turning Point (1946) · La Symphonie Pastorale (1946) · The Last Chance (1946) · Men Without Wings (1946) · Rome, Open City (1946) · The Third Man (1949) · Miss Julie (1951) · Miracle in Milan (1951) · The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) · Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952) · The Wages of Fear (1953) · Gate of Hell (1954) · Marty (1955) · The Silent World (1956) · Friendly Persuasion (1957) · The Cranes Are Flying (1958) · Black Orpheus (1959)
Categories:- Swiss films
- German-language films
- 1945 films
- 1940s war films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Leopold Lindtberg
- Palme d'Or winners
- Swiss film stubs
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