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The Last Chance streaming

Original title: Die letzte Chance

1945 Movie Switzerland War, Drama 106 min 14

By: Leopold Lindtberg With: Ewart G. Morrison, Ray Reagan, John Hoy

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.

Filmium rating

65%

Festival Achievements

Festival de Cannes 2016

Selections:

Cannes Classics

Berlin International Film Festival 1990

Selections:

Retrospective 1990

Festival de Cannes 1946

Awards:

In Competition - Feature films • In Competition - Feature films

Mood

Hopeful

Melancholic

Serious

Tense

Urgent

Cast & Crew

Leopold Lindtberg

Elizabeth Montagu

Alberto Barberis

Ray Reagan

Ewart G. Morrison

John Hoy

Directed By Leopold Lindtberg

Ensemble Cast

John Hoy (Lieutenant Halliday)

Leopold Lindtberg (Director)

Ray Reagan (Sergeant Braddock)

Strong Performances

Cinematic Technique

Close-Ups

Documentary-Style

Dramatic Tension

Realism

Realistic

Narrative Structure

Documentary-Style

Linear

Pace

Deliberate

Dynamic

Fast-Paced

Slow

Tense

Tension-Building

Thrilling

Urgent

Style

Dramatic

Historical

Realistic

Time-Period

1940S

World War Ii

Central Conflict

Betrayal

Escape From Germans

Moral Dilemmas

Resistance

Saving Refugees

Survival Against Oppression

Characters

Partisans

Prisoners Of War

Refugees

Ending

Escape To Switzerland

Funeral Scene

Historical Context

1943

German Occupation

World War Ii

Key Plot Points

German Patrol

Mountain Crossing

Train Escape

Plot

Camaraderie

Escape

Italian Resistance

Refugee Journey

Survival

War

War Escape

Setting

Countryside

Italy

Italy 1943

Mountains

Swiss Border

War-Torn Italy

Shooting Location

Italy

Mountains

Switzerland

Theme

Hope

Humanitarianism

Humanity

Moral Complexity

Resistance

Sacrifice

Survival

Genre

Drama

Historical

Historical Fiction

Thriller

War

War Drama

Audiences

Adults

Historical Drama Enthusiasts

History Enthusiasts

War Film Fans

Titles

Die letzte Chance

La dernière chance

Sista chansen

The Last Chance

Awards

Grand Prize Cannes

Critical Reception

Praised As Honest And Vivid

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Reception

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival Winner

Cannes Grand Prize

Critical Acclaim

Critically Acclaimed

Grand Prize

Positive Reviews

Production Countries

Switzerland

Release Year

1945

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