The End of the Day
La Fin du jour
Drama
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
1939-03-24
fr
Cast
Director
Julien Duvivier
Louis Jouvet as Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Michel Simon as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Madeleine Ozeray as Jeannette, little maid at the café
Sylvie as Madame Tusini
Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Jambage
Odette Talazac as Singer
Victor Francen as Gilles Marny
Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Lucien
Arthur Devère as Stage manager
Jean Joffre as Philémon
Charles Granval as Deaubonne
Pierre Magnier as Laroche
Jean Coquelin as Delormel
Auguste Bovério as Vicar
Jean Aymé as Victor
Gaston Jacquet as Lacour
Maurice Schutz as Verneuil
Camille Beuve as Berthelin
Louise Marquet as Madame Marcellin
Zélie Yzelle as Madame Berger
Henri Nassiet as Gaston Noblet
Georges Bever as Country-warden
Robert Ozanne as Administrator of the retirement home
Gaston Modot as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
François Périer as Journalist
René Bergeron as Récamier
Paul Escoffier as Ruy Gomez
Marie-Hélène Dasté as Adèle
Simone Gauthier as Juliette
Claude Sainval as Actor who plays the Duke of Reichstadt
Philippe Richard as Marshal Marmont
Pierre Sergeol as Props master
Gabrielle Dorziat as Marthe Chabert
Claude Benedict as Lodger (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye as Lodger (uncredited)
René Lacourt as (uncredited)
Robert Rollis as Scout (uncredited)
Victor Vina as (uncredited)
Gaby André as Danielle