The Last Chance (1945)
Die letzte Chance (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 53min
- Drama, War
- 19 Dec 1945 (France)
- Movie
Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground.
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| Ewart G. Morrison | ... |
British Maj. Telford
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John Hoy | ... |
British Lt. John Halliday
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| Ray Reagan | ... |
US Sgt. James 'Jim' Braddock
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| Luisa Rossi | ... |
Tonina
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Giuseppe Galeati | ... |
Carrier
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| Romano Calò | ... |
Priest
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Tino Erler | ... |
Muzio - The informer
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Leopold Biberti | ... |
Swiss lieutenant Brunner
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| Sigfrit Steiner | ... |
Military doctor
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Emil Gerber | ... |
Rüedi - Frontier guard
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| Therese Giehse | ... |
Frau Wittels
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Robert Schwarz | ... |
Bernhard - Frau Wittels' son
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Germaine Tournier | ... |
Madame Monnier
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Maurice Sakhnowsky | ... |
Hillel Sokolowski
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Berthe Sakhnowsky | ... |
Chanele - Sokolowski's niece
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Jean Martin | ... |
Dutchman
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Gertrud ten Cate | ... |
Dutchwoman
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Carlo Romatko | ... |
Yugoslav worker
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Keye Chang | ... |
1st Mate
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Renata Italiani | ... |
Giuseppe's mother (uncredited)
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Lina Paoli | ... |
Innkeeper's wife (uncredited)
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Olga Peytrignet | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Guido Rezzonico | ... |
Giuseppe (uncredited)
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Maria Rezzonico | ... |
Signora Muzio (uncredited)
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Hermann Stieger | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Uors von Planta | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leopold Lindtberg | ||
Written by
| Alberto Barberis | ... | (adaptation of Italian dialogue) |
| Leopold Lindtberg | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Montagu | ... | (adaptation of English dialogue) |
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (book) |
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (screenplay) |
| David Wechsler | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Lazar Wechsler | ... | producer (as L. Wechsler) |
Music by
| Robert Blum | ||
Cinematography by
| Emil Berna | ||
Editing by
| Hermann Haller | ||
Editorial Department
| René Martinet | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Robert Furrer | ||
Set Decoration by
| Karl Mattmüller | ||
Costume Design by
| Robert Gamma | ||
Makeup Department
| Adolf Meidert | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Edwin Otto Nuber | ... | production manager |
| Uors von Planta | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alberto Barberis | ... | assistant director |
| Hermann Haller | ... | second unit director |
| Elizabeth Montagu | ... | assistant director |
| Hermann Haller | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ernst Wettstein | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Bruno Müller | ... | sound |
| Fritz Obitsch | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Albert Bolliger | ... | electrician |
| Ernst Bolliger | ... | electrician (as Ernst Bollinger) |
| Franz Vlasak | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gertrud Bantli | ... | script supervisor |
| Ruth Meyer-Süter | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Praesens-Film (1945) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Héraut Film (1945) (France) (theatrical) (16 mm)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa (1945) (France) (theatrical) (as Dispa)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Atlas Television Corporation (1952) (United States) (tv)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Panstwowe Film Polski (1947) (Poland) (theatrical) (as Film Polski)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Last Chance')
- Synergy Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2019) (Switzerland) (video)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The three leads were all real prisoners of war who had escaped to Switzerland, and were asked by the director Leopold Lindtberg to be in the film. Ewart G. Morrison (Maj. Telford) even wore the clothes he had escaped in as his costume. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Frère Jacques See more » |