The Last Chance (1945)

PG-13 ★ 6.0/10 113 min Drama, War Switzerland German

Director: Leopold Lindtberg

Writers: Elizabeth Montagu, Leopold Lindtberg, Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
Dialogue: Alberto Barberis

Streaming: Not available

Description

Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground.

Top Cast

Ewart G. Morrison Major Telford

John Hoy British Lieutenant John Halliday

Ray Reagan US Sergeant James 'Jim' Braddock

Luisa Rossi Tonina

Giuseppe Galeati Wagon Driver

Romano Calò The Priest

Leopold Biberti Swiss Lieutenant Brunner

Sigfrit Steiner Swiss Military Doctor

The Last Chance Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Palme d'Or Winners

Cannes Film Festival #98

Canon Institutions

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #811

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

UNESCO #614