Never one to do anything by halves, director Abel Gance delivers just what the title La Fin du Monde promises: The End of the World. As a comet speeds along on a collision course with Planet Earth, the world prays for a miracle. Scientist Victor Francen races against time to avoid the cataclysm, while Francen's religious-fanatic brother (played by director Gance) puts his fate in the hands of God. Meanwhile, the governments of the world adopt near-fascistic methods to keep their panicking minions under control. Once all ...
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Never one to do anything by halves, director Abel Gance delivers just what the title La Fin du Monde promises: The End of the World. As a comet speeds along on a collision course with Planet Earth, the world prays for a miracle. Scientist Victor Francen races against time to avoid the cataclysm, while Francen's religious-fanatic brother (played by director Gance) puts his fate in the hands of God. Meanwhile, the governments of the world adopt near-fascistic methods to keep their panicking minions under control. Once all hope is abandoned, virtually all of civilization degenerates into a drunken orgy, replete with rape and bestiality. The worst is reserved for last, as the ever-approaching comet causes a plethora of natural disasters before the final "Big Bang." For its premiere engagements in 1929, La Fin du Monde was outfitted with a primitive but effective stereophonic-sound system, the aural equivalent to Abel Gance's Cinerama-like "Triptychs" in his 1927 masterpiece Napoleon. With his typical flair for the messianic, Gance originally released his film as Abel Gance's La Fin du Monde. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Add this copy of End of the World (1934) to cart. $5.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Alpha Video.
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Victor Francen. Very good. 2016 Run time: 60. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of La Fin du Monde to cart. $12.44, like new condition, Sold by David Segal rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Ecran d'Art.
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Colette Darfeuil, Abel Gance, Jeanne Brindau, Victor Francen, Samson Fainsilber. Fine in fine packaging. Language: French. Run time: 105 mins. Originally released: 1931. A.K. A. Paris After Dark. 1996 Something Weird Video release. NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE 105 minute film but the shortened 54 minute version cut by American distributor Harold Auten and released as a roadshow attraction in 1934 with a prologue by astronomer Clyde Fisher. Still quite a rarity. Tape and case are fine. Has trailers and additional stuff at the end added by Something Weird.
Add this copy of End of the World (1934) to cart. $18.12, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Alpha Video.
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