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Le Dernier tournant (1939)     Crime / Thriller / Drama      
Dir: Pierre Chenal    
Overview
Le Dernier tournant is a French thriller film first released in 1939, directed by Pierre Chenal.  The film stars Fernand Gravey, Michel Simon, Corinne Luchaire, Marcel Vallée and Robert Le Vigan.  It has also been released under the title: The Last Turning.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


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Synopsis
Frank, a vagabond, arrives at a service station on a mountain road near to Marseilles.  The kindly old owner, Nick, offers him a job which he accepts.  Frank is instantly attracted to Nick’s young wife, Cora, and they have a passionate affair.  The two lovers plan to kill Nick so that they can profit from his life insurance.   Having made Nick’s death look like an accident, they are acquitted of his murder.  However, fate has a cruel twist in store...


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