The Final Lesson | |
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Directed by | Pascale Pouzadoux |
Screenplay by | Pascale Pouzadoux Laurent de Bartillat |
Based on | La Dernière Leçon by Noëlle Châtelet |
Produced by | Olivier Delbosc Marc Missonnier |
Starring | Sandrine Bonnaire Marthe Villalonga |
Cinematography | Nicolas Brunet |
Edited by | Sylvie Gadmer |
Music by | Éric Neveux |
Production company | Fidélité Films |
Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $1 million [1] |
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