The World Will Shake (1939)
Le monde tremblera (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 48min
- Sci-Fi
- 10 May 1939 (France)
- Movie
Jean Durand ,a young scientist invents a machine which can predict the date of your death accurately.He tries to use a prostitute as a guinea pig to test the machine.Jean Durand is evil,and his ambition knows no bounds ,he goes as far as...
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Cast
| Claude Dauphin | ... |
Dr. Jean Durand
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Madeleine Sologne | ... |
Marie-France Lasserre
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| Armand Bernard | ... |
Martelet
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| Erich von Stroheim | ... |
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
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| Robert Le Vigan | ... |
Le Greffier
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| Henri Guisol | ... |
Le Docteur
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| Raymond Aimos | ... |
Le Voyou en Fuite
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| Jacques Berlioz | ... |
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| Antoine Balpêtré | ... |
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Georges Vitray |
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Roger Blin | ... |
Le Condamné
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Allain Dhurtal |
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| Louis Ducreux |
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Nina Sinclair |
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Georges Prieur | ... |
Un Ingénieur
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| Christiane Delyne | ... |
La Fille de Madame BécuF
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| Julien Carette | ... |
Julien Bartaz
(as Carette)
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Mady Berry | ... |
Madame Bécu (uncredited)
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Sonia Bessis | ... |
La Midinette (uncredited)
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| Pauline Carton | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Roger Duchesne | ... |
Gérard Gallois (uncredited)
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Rognoni | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Pottier | ||
Written by
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | ... | () |
| Francis Didelot | ... | (novel) |
| Charles Robert-Dumas | ... | (novel) |
| J. Villard | ... | () |
Produced by
| Raymond Borderie | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jean Lenoir | ||
| Wal-Berg | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Lefebvre | ||
Editing by
| Borys Lewin | ||
Production Design by
| Léon Barsacq | ||
| Jean Perrier | ||
Makeup Department
| Paule Déan | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Grégoire Metchikian | ... | unit production manager |
| Léopold Schlosberg | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Rémy | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Léo Mirkine | ... | still photographer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Simone Chevaudra | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Paramount (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1940) (France) (theatrical) (as Pathé-Consortium-Cinéma)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'The World Will Tremble') (subtitles)
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Storyline
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Jean Durand ,a young scientist invents a machine which can predict the date of your death accurately.He tries to use a prostitute as a guinea pig to test the machine.Jean Durand is evil,and his ambition knows no bounds ,he goes as far as to say that it's the 8th day of the creation;but his fiancee 's father is as cynical as him ;his rapaciousness shows when he wants to use the machine to swindle the life assurances.But does everybody want to know when IT happens? Written by dbdumonteil |
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