El fin de la noche

El fin de la noche (English: End of the Night) is a 1944 Argentine film of the classical era of Argentine cinema. It is notable for being an anti-Nazi film made in neutral Argentina during World War II and set in occupied France.^[2] Shot from August to November 1943 in Cordoba Province,^[3] the release was put on hold for more than a year, pending authorization by the pro-Axis military government of that time.^[4] The film is also remembered in Argentina for Libertad Lamarque's performance of the tango Uno, composed by Mariano Mores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.^[5]

El fin de la noche
Directed by	Alberto de Zavalía
Written by	Carlos Aden Hugo MacDougall
Produced by	Francisco Cárdenas
Starring	Libertad Lamarque
Cinematography	Vicente Cosentino
Edited by	Oscar Carchano
Music by	Paul Misraki
Production company	Estudios San Miguel
Distributed by	Distribuidora Panamericana
Release date	1 November 1944 (1944-11-01)[1]
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Plot

A female Argentine tango singer in occupied France (Libertad Lamarque) gets romantically involved with a Resistance member (Juan José Miguez). A local Gestapo commander (Alberto Bello) tries to convince her to infiltrate the Resistance in exchange for her little daughter's safety.

Cast

• Libertad Lamarque...Lola Morel
• Juan José Míguez...Daniel
• Alberto Bello...Herr Kleit
• María Esther Buschiazzo …Madame Gené
• Ernesto Raquén …Jaime
• Florence Marly...Agent "Pilar"
• Homero Cárpena...Resistance's driver
• Rene Mugica...Kleit's assistant