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Overview

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7.9/10   1,345 votes
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Director:
Louis Malle
Writer:
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
7 October 1966 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
they all are already dead before he will commit suicide more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Maurice Ronet ... Alain Leroy
Léna Skerla ... Lydia
Yvonne Clech ... Mademoiselle Farnoux
Hubert Deschamps ... D'Averseau
Jean-Paul Moulinot ... Dr. La Barbinais
Mona Dol ... Madame La Barbinais
Pierre Moncorbier ... Moraine
René Dupuy ... Charlie (as René Dupuis)
Bernard Tiphaine ... Milou
Bernard Noël ... Dubourg
Ursula Kubler ... Fanny
Jeanne Moreau ... Eva
Alain Mottet ... Urcel
François Gragnon ... François Minville
Romain Bouteille ... Jerome Minville
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (UK)
The Fire Within (USA)
Will o' the Wisp (International: English title)
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1992) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 (bw)
Filming Locations:
Paris, France more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Minville twins, well-off OAS sympathisers, were added to the script by Malle as a criticism of right wing nouvelle vague directors and their support for the French occupation of Algeria. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: As Alain walks on the streets of Paris, the crew (pushing the dolly) is visible on the shop windows he passes by. more
Quotes:
Alain Leroy: The sensitivity was in my heart, not my hands. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) more

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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
they all are already dead before he will commit suicide, 5 August 2005
10/10
Author: michal-2 from Poland

for me personally after making this film L. Malle should have quited his profession because it is his number one which comparing to the other his movies is a giant

first time, i saw this film about 10 years ago and was completely excited about but when I grew up I stated that it is so empty, without soul, without life, without anything what could be priceless. the main hero who wants to commit suicide and people around him who are already dead - they live, talk and walk but don't feel don't miss don't hate and don't love. Everything looks like the royal family (aristocracy) which is childless and the only thing which is left is to die!

the film is filled with emptiness but whenever I watch it I want to live just to see movies like this one

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