At the End of the World (1934 film)

At the End of the World (French: Au bout du monde) is a 1934 French-German drama film directed by Henri Chomette and Gustav Ucicky and starring Pierre Blanchar, Käthe von Nagy and Charles Vanel.[1][2][3] It was made at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA outside Berlin, as the French-language version of the film Refugees (1933). It was co-produced and distributed by L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne, the French subsidiary of UFA. Käthe von Nagy appeared in both versions, but her male co-start and supporting casts were different.

At the End of the World
Directed byHenri Chomette
Gustav Ucicky
Written byHenri Chomette
Based onRefugees by Gerhard Menzel
Produced byRaoul Ploquin
Günther Stapenhorst
StarringPierre Blanchar
Käthe von Nagy
Charles Vanel
CinematographyFritz Arno Wagner
Edited byEduard von Borsody
Music byErnst Erich Buder
Herbert Windt
Production
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Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date
  • 30 March 1934 (1934-03-30)
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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French political refugees trying to flee the Soviet Union end up in war-torn Manchuria in Northern China. They try desperately try to make their escape by railway.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "AU BOUT DU MONDE de (1934) - Unifrance".
  2. ^ Romani p.178
  3. ^ Garncarz p.114

Bibliography

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  • Garncarz, Joseph . Film Europa Babylon. Richard Boorberg Verlag, 2005.
  • Romani, Cinzia . Tainted Goddesses. Da Capo Press, 1992
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