Last Turn ( French: Le Dernier Tournant ) is a film by French director Pierre Chenal , shot in 1939 in the noir genre. It is the first film adaptation of James Kane ’s novel “The Postman Always Calls Twice ” ( 1934 )
| Last turn | |
|---|---|
| Le dernier tournant | |
 | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Pierre Chenal |
| Author script | James kane |
| In the main cast | Fernand Grave Corinne Lusher Michelle Simon |
| Operator | Christian Matra Claude Renoir |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Compagnie cinématographique de france |
| Duration | 90 min |
| A country |  France |
| Tongue | French |
| Year | 1939 |
| IMDb | ID 0031222 |
Content
Story
Frank is a tramp, interrupted by casual earnings. He stops in a small restaurant and meets there with the wife of the restaurant owner, Cora. Between an attractive young woman and a seasonal worker there is a love affair.
Kore was tired of hiding relations with Frank, and her husband Nick, who was much older, was tired. The lovers have a plan how to remove the bothering husband of Cora.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fernand Grave | Frank |
| Corinne Lusher | Cora Marino |
| Michelle Simon | Nick Marino |
| Marcel Valley | judge |
| Robert Le Vigan | blackmailer cousin |
| Serge Nadod | motorcyclist |
See also
- Obsession , 1943 (dir. L. Visconti )
- The postman always rings twice , 1946 (dir. T. Garnett )
- The Postman Always Calls Twice , 1981 (dir. B. Rafelson )
Links
- The Last Turn on the Internet Movie Database
- Last turn on allmovie
- The Last Turn on Rotten Tomatoes