| Before the Deluge (French film) | |
| Director: | André Cayatte |
| Producer: | François Carron |
| Starring: | Antoine Balpêtré |
| Music: | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography: | Jean Bourgoin |
| Editing: | Paul Cayatte |
| Studio: | Union Générale Cinématographique Documento Film |
| Distributor: | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
| Runtime: | 138 minutes |
| Country: | France Italy |
| Language: | French |
Before the Deluge (French: '''Avant le déluge''') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1] [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Four boys and a girl want to get away from their parents and their country because they are afraid of an atomic war. They plan to use a boat to get to an idyllic island. When they realise their savings aren't sufficient they feel it was justified to obtain the required money by committing a crime.