The Last Battle
Seen it?1983 | 90 min | Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone drawn to bleak, what-if futures and people who love a story set somewhere strange. It builds a whole broken world and makes you live in it. If you loved The Man Who Fell to Earth or Logan's Run, start here.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 1 hr 30 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 55%
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Luc Besson
- Pierre JolivetThe Man
- Jean BouiseThe Doctor
- Fritz WepperCaptain
- Jean RenoThe Brute
- Christiane KrügerCaptain's Concubine
- Maurice LamyDwarf
- Pierre CarriveCaptain's Man
- Jean-Michel CastaniéCaptain's Man
- Michel DosetCaptain's Man
- Bernard HavetCaptain's Man