Le Dernier tournant
1939 Crime / Thriller / Drama   
 
Credits
  • Director: Pierre Chenal
  • Script: Charles Spaak, Henri Torrès, based on the novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" by James M. Cain
  • Photo: Christian Matras, Claude Renoir
  • Music: Jean Wiener
  • Cast: Fernand Gravey (Frank), Michel Simon (Nick Marino), Corinne Luchaire (Cora), Marcel Vallée (Le juge), Robert Le Vigan (Le cousin maître-chanteur), Etienne Decroux (Le bistrot), Florence Marly (Madge)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 90 min; B&W
  • Aka: The Last Turning
 
 
 
Summary
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...