Le Dernier tournant / The Last Turn / Pierre Chenal / 1939 / film review

Le Dernier tournant (1939)
Pierre Chenal

Crime / Thriller / Drama

Synopsis

Frank, a vagabond, arrives at a service station on a mountain road near to Marseilles. The kindly old owner, Nick, offers him a job which he accepts. Frank is instantly attracted to Nick’s young wife, Cora, and they have a passionate affair. The two lovers plan to kill Nick so that they can profit from his life insurance. Having made Nick’s death look like an accident, they are acquitted of his murder. However, fate has a cruel twist in store...

Director: Pierre Chenal
Script: Charles Spaak, Henri Torrès, based on the novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" by James M. Cain
Photo: Christian Matras, Claude Renoir
Music: Jean Wiener
Cast: Fernand Gravey (Frank), Michel Simon (Nick Marino), Corinne Luchaire (Cora), Marcel Vallée (Le juge), Robert Le Vigan (Le cousin maître-chanteur), Etienne Decroux (Le bistrot), Florence Marly (Madge)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 90 min; B&W
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