Before the Deluge

Synopsis

The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.

Main Cast

Antoine Balpêtré

Albert Dutoit

Age : 64 | Popularity : 4%

Paul Bisciglia

Jean-Jacques Noblet

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Bernard Blier

Marcel Noblet

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Marina Vlady

Liliane Noblet

Age : 85 | Popularity : 9%

Jacques Chabassol

Jean Arnaud

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Clément Thierry

Philippe Boussard

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jacques Fayet

Richard Dutoit

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Roger Coggio

Daniel Epstein

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Georges Van Parys
	Sound	Jacques Lebreton Jacques Carrère
Writing	Screenplay	André Cayatte Charles Spaak
	Dialogue	Charles Spaak
Directing	Director	André Cayatte
	Assistant Director	Tony Aboyantz Jean Valère
Camera	Director of Photography	Jean Bourgoin
	Assistant Camera	Paul Rodier
	Camera Operator	Louis Stein
	Still Photographer	Sacha Mazour
Art	Decorator	Jacques Colombier
	Production Design	Robert Guisgand
	Assistant Production Design	Jean André
Editing	Editor	Paul Cayatte
	Assistant Editor	Nicole Colombier
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Lala Janvier
Department	Role	Name

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