El fin de la noche
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| director =Alberto de Zavalía
| producer =Francisco Cárdenas
| writer =Carlos Aden
Hugo MacDougall
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| starring =Libertad Lamarque
| music =Paul Misraki
| cinematography =Vicente Cosentino
| editing =Oscar Carchano
| studio = Estudios San Miguel
| distributor =Distribuidora Panamericana
| released = {{Film date|1944|11|01|df=yes|ref1=Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995). Editorial Corregidor, p. 232. {{ISBN|950-05-0896-6}} {{in lang|es}}}}
| runtime =94 minutes
| country = Argentina
| language = Spanish
| budget =
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{{Lang|es|El fin de la noche}} ({{langx|en|End of the Night}}) is a 1944 Argentine film of the classical era of Argentine cinema. It is notable for being an anti-Nazi film made in neutral Argentina during World War II and set in occupied France.[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/el-fin-de-la-noche-v233739 El Fin De La Noche (1944)] Shot from August to November 1943 in Cordoba Province,Kohen, Héctor R. (2000) Ruleta, películas y política. En Cine Argentino Industria y clasicismo (1933/1956). Vol I. Fondo Nacional de las Artes, p. 383, note 140. {{ISBN|950-9807-58-3}} {{in lang|es}} the release was put on hold for more than a year, pending authorization by the pro-Axis military government of that time.[http://webs.satlink.com/usuarios/c/cinema/h11.htm Historia del Cine Argentino] {{in lang|es}} The film is also remembered in Argentina for Libertad Lamarque's performance of the tango Uno, composed by Mariano Mores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.{{Cite web |url=http://www.todotango.com/english/biblioteca/cronicas/cambalache.asp |title=Tangos and Legends |access-date=2012-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004221443/http://www.todotango.com/english/biblioteca/CRONICAS/cambalache.asp |archive-date=2012-10-04 |url-status=dead }}
Plot
A female Argentine tango singer in occupied France (Libertad Lamarque) gets romantically involved with a Resistance member (Juan José Miguez). A local Gestapo commander (Alberto Bello) tries to convince her to infiltrate the Resistance in exchange for her little daughter's safety.
Cast
- Libertad Lamarque...Lola Morel
- Juan José Míguez...Daniel
- Alberto Bello...Herr Kleit
- María Esther Buschiazzo …Madame Gené
- Ernesto Raquén …Jaime
- Florence Marly...Agent "Pilar"
- Homero Cárpena...Resistance's driver
- Rene Mugica...Kleit's assistant
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178446/ El fin de la noche (1944)] At the Internet Movie Database
- [http://terrorfantastico.com/foro/index.php?topic=12715.0 1944 - El Fin de la Noche] {{in lang|es}}
- {{YouTube|id=P_aeT9m3XyQ|title=El Fin de la Noche (1944) - Color version}} {{in lang|es}}
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Category:1940s Spanish-language films
Category:Argentine black-and-white films
Category:Films about the French Resistance
Category:World War II films made in wartime
Category:Films directed by Alberto de Zavalía
Category:1940s Argentine films
Category:Films scored by Paul Misraki
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