The Last Chance – Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground.

The Last Chance (1945)
Director: Leopold Lindtberg
Writers: Alberto Barberis(adaptation of Italian dialogue), Leopold Lindtberg(uncredited), Elizabeth Montagu(adaptation of English dialogue)
Stars: Ewart G. Morrison, John Hoy, Ray Reagan
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Switzerland
Language: English
Release Date: 26 May 1945 (Switzerland)
Filming Location: Filmstudio Bellerive, Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

Reviews:
“This impressive WW2 documentary-like movie showing both the plight and heroism of refugees seeking asylum in Switzerland was obviously shot on actual locations. You can almost feel the snow and shudder at the seemingly futile efforts of a large band of civilian refugees, plus a few allied escapees, who are all forced to cope both with the vile weather and an equally vile body of German soldiers who are determined to track them down and kill them.

This large group of refugees, who tackle the snow and high mountains as they attempt to escape from their merciless pursuers, contains men, women and children of all ages, but the biggest groups are the very young and the very old who are forced to tackle the snow, the high mountains, the vile weather and yet fight off cold and hunger as well as evade their determined pursuers.

And even if the refugees make it to Switzerland, will the Swiss authorities welcome them or send them all back – old men, young men, old women and young kids – to literally rot in prison, and certainly to be abused and ultimately shot by their Nazi captors?

All the players, young and old, deliver outstanding performances. Yet they are not actors at all but genuine people. E.G. Morrison, John Hoy and Ray Reagan play American officers who come to the aid of the refugees. They deliver stellar performances, even though they were not actors but simply American officers who were actually shot down near Switzerland and were waiting to be shipped back to the States.

This “Last Chance” is no make-believe story but a grim and highly absorbing reminder of Nazi oppression and callous disregard of liberty and freedom. The DVD was formally available from Vintage Film Buff, – an excellent label that is no longer trading.”
– written by “JohnHowardReid” on IMDb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Die letzte Chance
Australia The Last Chance
Belgium (Flemish title) De laatste kans
Belgium (French title) La dernière chance
Brazil A Última Porta
Canada (French title) La dernière chance
Denmark Den sidste Chance
Finland Viimeinen tilaisuus
France La dernière chance
Germany Die letzte Chance
Greece Δραπέτευσις προς βορράν
Greece (festival title) Η τελευταία ευκαιρία
Hungary Utolsó pillanat
Italy L’ultima speranza
Mexico La última puerta
Netherlands De laatste kans
Norway Siste sjanse
Poland Ostatnia szansa
Portugal A Última Esperança
Soviet Union (Russian title) Последний шанс
Spain La última oportunidad
Sweden Sista chansen
Switzerland (Italian title) L’ultima speranza
Switzerland (German title) (working title) Flüchtlinge
Switzerland (English title) (working title) Don’t Forget It Ever
Switzerland (German title) (working title) Vergiss es nie!
Switzerland (German title) (working title) Die grosse Hoffnung
Switzerland (French title) La dernière chance
Turkey (Turkish title) Son ışık
UK The Last Chance
USA The Last Chance
Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title) Poslednja sansa

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