The Last of the Six
| The Last of the Six | |
|---|---|
Georges Lacombe | |
| Written by | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Based on | The Six Dead Men by Stanislas-André Steeman |
| Produced by | Alfred Greven Max Winkler |
| Starring | Pierre Fresnay Michèle Alfa Suzy Delair |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Music by | Jean Alfaro |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ACE |
Release date | 16 September 1941 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Last of the Six (French: Le dernier des six) is a 1941 French
Andrej Andrejew. It is based on the 1931 novel The Six Dead Men by the Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman.[3]
The film was made in
Occupied France by the German-backed Continental Films, with the screenplay by Henri-Georges Clouzot who headed the company's scenario department. It was followed by a sequel in 1942 The Murderer Lives at Number 21
directed by Clouzot, with Fresnay and Delair reprising their roles.
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Le commissaire Wensceslas Voroboevitch dit Monsieur Wens
- Michèle Alfa as Lolita Gernicot
- Suzy Delair as Mila Malou - une chanteuse de cabaret, la maîtresse gouailleuse de Wens
- Jean Tissier as Henri Tignol
- André Luguet as Henri Senterre
- Jean Chevrier as Jean Perlonjour
- Lucien Nat as Marcel Gernicot
- Georges Rollin as Georges Gribbe dit Jo
- Raymond Segard as Namotte
- Odette Barencey as Pâquerette
- Henri Bargin as Un homme
- Jacques Beauvais as Le maître d'hôtel
- Rivers Cadet as Un inspecteur
- Martine Carol as Une femme
- Paul Demange as Fabien - le maître d'hôtel de Senterre
- Pierre Labry as L'inspecteur Picard
- Roger Legris as Le photographe
- Albert Malbert as Le patron du garni
- Marcel Maupi as Le régisseur
- Robert Ozanne as L'inspecteur Dallandier
- Maurice Salabert as Un inspecteur
- Robert Vattier as L'administrateur
- Frank Villard as Un homme
- Charles Vissières as Le concierge
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hayward, Susan. Les Diaboliques (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955). University of Illinois Press, 2005.
- Mayne, Judith. Le Corbeau: (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1943). University of Illinois Press, 2007.
External links
- The Last of the Six at IMDb
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