Before the Deluge (French film) | |
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Directed by | André Cayatte |
Written by | André Cayatte Charles Spaak |
Produced by | François Carron |
Starring | Antoine Balpêtré |
Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
Music by | Georges Van Parys |
Production companies | Union Générale Cinématographique Documento Film |
Distributed by | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Before the Deluge (French: Avant le déluge) is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Four boys and a girl want to get away from their parents and their country because they are afraid of an atomic war. They plan to use a boat to get to an idyllic island. When they realise their savings aren't sufficient they feel it was justified to obtain the required money by committing a crime.