| Other author/creator | Truffaut, François. |
| Other author/creator | Schiffman, Suzanne. |
| Other author/creator | Grumberg, Jean-Claude, 1939- |
| Other author/creator | Depardieu, Gérard, 1948- |
| Other author/creator | Deneuve, Catherine, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Poiret, Jean, 1926-1992 |
| Other author/creator | Ferréol, Andréa, 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Dubost, Paulette. |
| Other author/creator | Richard, Jean-Louis. |
| Other author/creator | Haudepin, Sabine, 1955- |
| Other author/creator | Risch, Maurice, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Bennent, Heinz. |
| Other author/creator | Almendros, Nestor. |
| Other author/creator | Barraqué, Martine. |
| Other author/creator | Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992. |
| Other author/creator | Films du carrosse (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | S.E.D.I.F. |
| Other author/creator | Société nationale télévision française 1. |
| Other author/creator | Société française de production. |
| Other author/creator | Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Dernier métro (Motion picture : 1980) |
| Variant title |
English title on container and disc label: Last metro |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 462
Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 462. ^A1107879
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| Abstract |
Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country, he is actually hiding in the basement. |
| General note | Special features: New audio commentary by Annette Insdorf, author of François Truffaut; audio commentary by actor Gérard Depardieu, historian Jean-Pierre Azéma, and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana; deleted scene; French television excerpts featuring interviews with Truffaut and actors Catherine Deneuve, Depardieu, and Jean Poiret; new video interviews with actors Andréa Ferréol, Sabine Haudepin, and Paulette Dubost, second assistant director Alain Tasma, and camera assistants Florent Bazin and Tessa Racine, in which they discuss The last metro's ensemble performances and visual style; a video interview with the celebrated cinematographer Nestor Almendros, detailing his collaborations with Truffaut; "Une histoire d'eau," a 1958 short film by Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard; theatrical trailer. A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Armond White. |
| Credits | Cinematographer, Nestor Almendros ; editor, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue. |
| Cast |
Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Sabine Haudepin, Maurice Risch, Heinz Bennent. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Technical details | Blu-ray disc, region A, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital uncompressed mono., 1080p High-Definition. |
| Technical details | This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Language | French dialogue with optional English subtitles (new and improved translation). |
| Genre/form | Romance films. |
| Genre/form | War films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| ISBN | 9781604651218 |
| ISBN | 1604651210 |
| UPC |
715515042314 |
| Publisher number | CC1794BD Criterion Collection |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
