The Last Turning
Directed by	Pierre Chenal
Written by	Sabine Berritz Charles Spaak Henri Torrès
Based on	The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Produced by	Charles Smadja
Starring	Fernand Gravey Corinne Luchaire Michel Simon
Cinematography	Christian Matras Claude Renoir
Edited by	Borys Lewin
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Gladiator Productions
Distributed by	Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Release date	17 May 1939 (1939-05-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Last Turning (French: Le Dernier tournant) is a 1939 French film noir directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Fernand Gravey, Corinne Luchaire and Michel Simon. ^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak and Henri Torrès, based on the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. It was the first screen adaptation of the novel followed by the 1943 film Ossessione and The Postman Always Rings Twice in 1946.

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