The End of the World [Blu-ray]

Director: Abel Gance Abel Gance

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/18/2023
UPC:	0738329263317
Original Release:	1931
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	26,780

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jean d'Yd	Monsieur de Murcie
Colette Darfeuil	Germaine de Murcie
Abel Gance	Jean Novalic
Jeanne Brindau	Madame Novalic
Victor Francen	Martial Novalic
Samson Fainsilber	Schomburg
Michel Michelet	Composer
Ondes Martenot	Composer

Technical Credits

Abel Gance

André Lang

Abel Gance	Screenwriter,Director
K. Ivanoff	Producer
André Lang	Screenwriter