| El fin de la noche | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alberto de Zavalía |
| Written by | Carlos Aden Hugo MacDougall |
| Produced by | Francisco Cárdenas |
| Starring | Libertad Lamarque |
| Cinematography | Vicente Cosentino |
| Edited by | Oscar Carchano |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Distribuidora Panamericana |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
El fin de la noche (English: 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. [2] Shot from August to November 1943 in Cordoba Province, [3] its release was put on hold for more than a year, pending authorization by the pro-Axis military government of that time. [4] The film is also remembered in Argentina for Libertad Lamarque's performance of the tango Uno, composed by Mariano Mores and Enrique Santos Discépolo. [5]
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.
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