Le Dernier Combat

Le Dernier Combat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLuc Besson
Written by
Produced by
  • Luc Besson
  • Pierre Jolivet
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Varini
Edited bySophie Schmit
Music byÉric Serra
Production
company
Les Films du Loup
Distributed byCrystal Films
Release date
  • 6 April 1983 (1983-04-06)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
BudgetFF 3.5 million[1]
Box office$1.7 million (France)[2]

Le Dernier Combat (French: [lə dɛʁnje kɔ̃ba]; English: The Last Battle) is a 1983 French post-apocalyptic film. It was the first feature film to be directed by Luc Besson, and also features Jean Reno's first prominent role. Music for the film was composed by Éric Serra. The film was the first of many collaborations between Besson, Reno and Serra. A dark vision of post-apocalyptic survival, the film was shot in black and white and contains only two words of dialogue. It depicts a world where people have been rendered mute by some unknown incident.

  1. ^ Hayward & Powrie 2009, p. 91.
  2. ^ "Besson's Back Catalog". Variety. January 11, 1999. p. 106.