Movie: The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

Top 10 Billed Cast

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Rabaud

Marie Déa
Marie Déa

Hélène Perrin

Pierre Renoir
Pierre Renoir

François Marchal

Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey

Phalanpin

Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée

Valentin

Fred Pasquali
Fred Pasquali

Fragonard

Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier

André Bertod

René Génin
René Génin

Bedu

Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard

Meulon aka Borniol

Louis Salou
Louis Salou

Perrier des Gachons

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    The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field. Side by side they will investigate several events: an air show that ends tragically, the coming to France of a Hollywood actress, a lightship caught in a terrible storm...

  • Release Date

    1942-05-21

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    Français
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