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The Last Chance

Original title: Die letzte Chance · Turkish title: Son ışık
1945 · 1 h 44 min
Directed by Leopold Lindtberg
DramaWar

Cast

E. G. Morrison John Hoy Ray Reagan

Credits

Written by: Alberto Barberis

Plot

In 1943, in Italy, a group of Allied soldiers and Jewish refugees from different countries try to cross the Alps into Switzerland, helped by a Swiss priest and a peasant farmer. Distrust, language barriers and the threat of capture mark their journey over the mountain. Leopold Lindtberg's 1945 Swiss film used real refugees and soldiers in its cast, and its plea for tolerance was widely seen as a landmark. It won the Grand Prize at Cannes and an Academy Award for its story.

Sinekatalog’s take

Leopold Lindtberg's wartime drama follows Allied soldiers and Jewish refugees trying to cross the Alps into Switzerland with a priest's help. Played by real soldiers and refugees, it is a tense, humane and sincere film that won Cannes' Grand Prix.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (580 votes)
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