Name: Before the Deluge
Director: André Cayatte
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954-02-26
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Antoine Balpêtré, Paul Bisciglia, Bernard Blier, Marina Vlady, Jacques Chabassol

What is Before the Deluge about?

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.

Genres: Drama
Released: 1954-02-26
Director: André Cayatte
Rating: ★ 6.6 / 10

Top cast

Antoine Balpêtré Albert Dutoit
Paul Bisciglia Jean-Jacques Noblet
Bernard Blier Marcel Noblet
Marina Vlady Liliane Noblet
Jacques Chabassol Jean Arnaud
Clément Thierry Philippe Boussard

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