"Presenting the first major sound film of the French cinema" "The End of the World" "Based on an idea by Camille Flammarion" "My son!" "Don't cry, mama." "I can't bear it." "What do you think of my daughter, Schomburg?" "The real Mary Magdalene couldn't have been more beautiful or more desirable, Monsieur de Murcie." "I have to go, dear;" "I don't want to miss my train." " You'll come with Martial to see me?" " Yes." " Are you alright?" " I'm fine, mama." " I needn't worry about leaving you?" " Not at all." "Goodbye, dear." "I'm sick and tired of Genevieve!" "I've had enough!" "This meeting is to discuss the war." "I've come to say goodbye, Jean." "I'm going to the Pic du Midi Observatory, as far from the world as possible." "I can't work in the Paris Observatory." " In spite of your Nobel Prize?" " Yes." "An hour after my nomination I had 10 telegrams from different governments asking for exclusive rights to my work in order to build new weapons." "The world revolts me." "Does love play some part in your bitterness?" " If you want Genevieve..." " Quiet, Jean!" "Never, never!" "I even came to offer you some money, so you can afford to marry her." "No, Martial, thank you." "I could never accept." "I know the purpose of my life." "I must suffer." "Don't ask me to explain it." "But money would divert me from my task." " And Genevieve?" " She's not meant for me, Martial." "I can't condemn her to live here with me in poverty sharing my uncertainty and my suffering." "No, I promise you, if you want to save her to save us..." "Don't break my heart like this." "Leave me my courage." "We'll never speak of this again." "I know you have the gift of sacrifice." "But that doesn't solve everything." "What next?" "You study the stars, Martial!" "Help mankind to look up at them!" "Guide them towards them!" "Let them forget their hatred a little by looking at the stars." "Humans want money, wealth, prosperity no matter what." "But not idealism." "They don't give a damn about it." "There are times in human existence when the need for a powerful shock a cataclysm which will shake Society to its roots arises beneath all the supports at once." "Why are you showing me these lines by Kropotkin?" "Because the time has come." "You're a poet." "You wander through all these philosophies." "Poetry..." "love...the heart..." "But the modern world is fortified against the sublime." "They can't understand you, Jean." "The language you speak is dead in this age." "What are you reading?" "The Kingdom of the Earth." "Novalic, of course!" "That family is the bane of my existence." "One brother takes the prize that should have been mine and the other steals my daughter!" "I won't speak for Martial, but I won't let you attack Jean." "No one is good enough to understand him!" "I'll never get through to her!" "Really?" "Are you serious?" " Very serious." " That would make me so happy!" "I can't live at home anymore." "Please, Jean, keep me, or someone else will take me." "I need affection, love, arms to hold me." "I'll help you, comfort and encourage you." "I have money - we could go off together, far away, just the two of us." "We'd be so happy..." "No, Genevieve." "Wealth would turn me away from my task." "Some men are born to suffer  so they can understand and help the suffering of others." "Do you understand?" "But what about me?" "I can't live here in poverty." "I feel uncomfortable." "That's why it's impossible for us to be together." "Later, much later, we'll see." "This will buy you a much better observatory than Martial's." "You're most generous." "And what about Genevieve?" "Don't worry, I have an idea." "Cauliflower, turnips..." "Carrots, two francs a bunch!" "Get out!" " How can you hit this child?" " Mind your own business!" "He's trying to seduce our girl!" "What are you doing?" "Leave her alone!" "Let go of my daughter!" "Get back in the house!" "He tried to abduct her!" "Dirty bastard!" "You've killed him!" "Let's get out of here!" "Watch out, the cops!" "My darling, Since you demand it, I will leave you but one sign from you will bring me back." "I will await this sign." "Farewell..." "Genevieve" "Is he sleeping, Grandpa?" "It's Jean Novalic!" "Good God, he's collapsed..." "can he be sick?" "Oh my God, he's hurt..." "Help me." "How can it be..." "What's the world coming to?" "Open the door." "Look at my hat, Grandpa." "What's wrong, Genevieve?" "You always come back from Jean's house more depressed than ever." "There's nothing for you there." "He's a visionary...a poor madman." "He hopes to renew humanity;" "he can't even pay his rent!" "There's a man who adores you." " Martial?" " Oh stop going on about that family!" "He's handsome, rich;" "you'd be happy with him." "You'd have everything you want." "Up again?" "You're going to kill yourself!" "How's your head?" "Bad, doctor." " Was it a very violent blow?" " Oh, yes." "I need to know the truth." " Do you fear for my life?" " No, no." "For my sanity?" "Because of this?" "Cheer up;" "I'll be back this evening." "Your party is absolutely spellbinding, Schomburg." "Be sensible." "We're not alone." "The Princess is watching us." "Doesn't this bother you, Princess?" "Yes, I admit it." "I'm watching Schomburg." "But what can you expect?" "He's so handsome, so self-assured." "Life is beautiful." "I only have eyes and longing for you, divine Genevieve." "Shh..." "Isabelle..." ""My last will and testament"" "Kill me or kill him." "This is terrible!" "I see only one way to avoid scandal: marriage." "Nothing else can save the family from disgrace." "No!" "I've discovered a comet in the Gemini constellation 21 h 1'42" right ascension, 49° 53'45" northern decline headed on a collision course with the Earth." "Appalling forecast:" "the end of the world predicted..." "I'm his brother, Doctor;" "you can tell me." "He received a blow to the head." "Then exhaustion, poverty and want..." "He's hovering on the brink." " Is he going to die?" " No, I don't believe so." "But he will certainly lose his reason." "I'm afraid the only thing is to take him to an asylum this evening." "Do whatever is necessary, Doctor." "Please summon our mother to the asylum." "Martial, explain to me the end of the world." "Lexell's Comet, which I spotted 10 days ago in the Observatory is on a direct course with the Earth." " I knew it." " What do you mean?" "Behind you... open it..." "Read..." ""My last will and testament..." ""The old world will end." "But I feel that a part of the universe will be saved." ""I leave to you, Martial, the tools to help bring about this rescue..." ""...taking advantage of the catastrophe to transform the hearts of men." ""Keep these methods secret..."" "Promise me, Martial that you'll take advantage of this moment in human history to teach human beings to understand and love each other." "I promise." "Look over there." "Open that cupboard." "If you need my writings..." "If you need my words and my pictures..." ""For Martial"" ""To my English-speaking brothers"" ""Basis of the States-General of the Universal Convention"" "All Death will take from me is a body emptied of its light." "I will remain here among you." "Monsieur Novalic, you have the floor." "I cannot put off any longer the serious news I have to report." "My calculations show that a comet is heading for the Earth." "But no other astronomer, here or abroad, has noticed anything unusual." "What comet?" "Silence, gentlemen." "Please go on, Monsieur Novalic." "I am speaking of the famous Lexell's Comet which in 1570 came within 2 million kilometers of Earth and then vanished from our solar system." "Its nucleus appears to be 7 times that of the Earth and its tail 300,000 kilometers long." "In one month it will be visible to the naked eye and it will strike the Earth in 114 days." "I'm losing my mind!" "I feel..." "I can't say it..." "Come back, please, one last time..." "Calm down, I beg you." "Look, it's me, Martial." "Just look at me." "Stay calm, please, Jean!" "Genevieve..." "I'm going mad!" "Jean!" "Forgive me!" "You're ill... forgive me." "If only you knew..." "The wretch!" "The coward!" "He took me... he insulted me." "I've come back." "I'll take care of you." "I'll never leave you again." "You'll raise me up, so I'll never fall again." "The end of the world!" "The end of the world!" "The end of the world..." "Just finish it all, Martial." "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Jean, speak to me!" "Please, Martial, don't let him go!" ""For Genevieve, when she returns"" "Dearest Genevieve, my darling..." "When you hear these words I may be dead or beyond reason." "But your grief will be lessened when you know that my voice and my image despite everything, can come to you when you call." "I didn't tell you earlier, so you wouldn't witness my physical decline." "Now that my spirit has been set free I can reveal your part in the great mission you will share with Martial." "Inscribe my words in your heart, Genevieve." "From this time on, you must obey Martial in everything." "Later, when your task is completed, you will marry him." "You'll look beyond the grave into my eyes my eyes, which loved you so much, and couldn't tell you." "And you'll tell me gently "Jean, happiness is returning to Earth."" "It seems to me that I will understand." "Are you ready to do what he asks?" "Think carefully; it means breaking with your glamorous life." "Yes, Martial." "I will work with you." "Dear Father, If you want to avoid unhappiness, do not search for me." "I am leaving." "I will work for your happiness and the happiness of all." "Tell me, why did he keep repeating "The end of the world"?" "Because we are hurtling towards it." "That's impossible!" "Is that what you say, too?" "It's true, Genevieve." "You can trust me absolutely." "Then all those who hate each other, who want to kill each other..." "They will all huddle together like a gigantic flock of sheep and we will be the shepherds." "It's him!" "You're tired and overwrought." "There's nothing there." "It's him!" "That's the life of a reporter!" "Please be seated, gentlemen." "I declare the meeting open." "Will the interpreters come in?" "The representative from China has the floor." "All Monsieur Novalic's calculations are absolutely correct and the catastrophe appears unavoidable." "Novalic's calculations on Lexell's Comet are absolutely correct." "The end of the world can be expected within 92 days." "Take steps against panic." "International Research Committee" "Naturally, these telegrams will be sent in code." "Goodnight, gentlemen." "Failure of negotiations." "Conflict in the Pacific and World War." "So you feel that nothing can prevent the outbreak of a world war?" "Absolutely nothing." "Then you will help me to prevent war." "Tomorrow you will announce the end of the world and all the diplomatic problems will disappear as if by magic." "I am not in the habit of joking and my scientific reputation still has some value." "Of course." "Here are my calculations on Lexell's Comet which I discovered a week ago in my observatory." "The scientific world has been informed." "Amazing!" "How much?" "I didn't come here for money." " Then how can I repay you?" " By publishing the news." "At once." "Everyone to my office, now." "Martial Novalic has announced the end of the world." " The end of the world?" " Positively." "I want the scientific documents featured on the front page." "Banner headline." "Get to work." "There's a man who knows how to make a headline!" "The column's too dark." "Who cares?" "It's the end of the world!" "Don't be a wiseguy." "A new version of the scientific conclusions from Stockholm." "Anything that relates to post 203." "What's the use of that?" "Please take a seat." "Please come in, gentlemen." "Confirmation of the End of the World." "Time left to live." "Is it true what they're saying?" "Is it serious or a joke?" "Very serious." "The comet - are we talking collapse here?" "Listen Werster, I wouldn't sign my name to such a thing  if I weren't sure." "Oh, I'm so sick of this!" "Come in." "Sit down." "The end of the world will take place in 90 days." "But if you don't act you'll be ruined by Schomburg by the end of the week." "If you cooperate with him and act against me to force stocks to rise you won't prevent the catastrophe  and you risk losing everything if you come through." "On the other hand if you act with me against him when everything drops on condition of indemnity..." "Oh, it's all just a gambit!" "No, it's a question of human welfare." "Open an account for Martial Novalic to a limit of 600 million francs." "R228." "Thank you." "200 million at your disposal to acquire an immediate majority in newspapers and worldwide media outlets." "I repeat: "worldwide"." "Wherever you notice Schomburg's influence  buy up and act in opposition." "Here is the text of the telegram:" ""Tests made by the chemist Dochi conclude that the comet is surrounded by billions of cubic meters of carbon monoxide." "No human life will survive the cataclysm." "Findings corroborated by the Erchel Committee, Philadelphia."" "Set the wavelength on the Eiffel Tower to 2020." "Release the Philadelphia telegram as soon as the Stock Exchange opens." "This is the Eiffel Tower national station." "French squadrons are under pressure." "The mobilization order will be..." "Implement Plan 4!" "It's me." "I refuse!" "Absolutely!" "I will not take part in munitions manufacturing." "I won't speculate any further on the war!" "Very well." "As you please." "Goodbye." "Leave me alone." "I don't matter anymore." "Concern yourself with humanity, like your brother." "Obviously, it runs in the family." "Leave me alone" " I'm very tired." "Sell!" "Sell!" "Sell off everything, no matter how low it goes." "Buy up everything!" "Buy!" "Buy!" "Not a bad rise, eh?" "Cash!" "Stocks continue to fall!" "Moscow exchange hit hard!" "Wall Street has lost half its value!" "Amsterdam's in crisis!" "Stocks collapsing!" "London, average loss of one third." "Quiet." "This is Martial Novalic." "732 hours to live." "Sell everything!" "It's all over!" "I said sell everything!" "There won't be anything afterward." "Sell everything!" "Gentlemen!" "Not a bad drop, Schomburg!" "We've lost everything, because we listened to you!" "I'm selling 5,000 mortgages for 1 franc!" "I don't care!" "De Murcie, come with me to see the minister." "Your name, sir?" "Thank you, sir." "Close the Stock Exchange at once, and set a currency freeze or even gold itself will become worthless." "Nothing can halt this colossal hoax except the arrest of Martial Novalic and the speculator Werster." "I order the arrest of Martial Novalic and Monsieur Werster." "Yes, Minister, Martial Novalic and Werster will be arrested tonight." "Destroy their radio station and seize their newspapers." "Quick!" "Quick!" "Or everything will be lost." "Gentlemen!" "Listen!" "The police are on their way!" "Save what you can." "Plan 3 - cut the 3 circuits." "Listen to me on channel 2018 at 8:00 tomorrow." "I'll give you my orders." "Trust me, and thank you all." "Now go!" "We'll be with Jean Novalic at the Sacré-Coeur hospital." "Cut all these switchboard wires." "Monsieur Martin, show them." "Cut the wires, remove the cables." "Cut the high-tension wires." "Cut the conductor cable." "Genevieve!" "It's you!" "What's happened?" "What's wrong?" "I was afraid you believed in this end of the world nonsense." "Perhaps." "That's why I came back." "I need to live!" "I need to live - to live!" "Pleasure, fun..." "I'm just a woman..." "I don't understand these things." "I'm too weak - do you understand?" "Beauty... beauty!" "I can't take anymore." "My friends, we'll go inside shortly." "But for now, drink!" "Gather ye roses while ye may!" "Before we pair off in the approaching dusk let me remind you that tonight we're supposed to see the famous comet." "Well, look around!" "There's nothing!" "Its absence is all the brighter!" "It's not working." "The governments have seized control." "The truth is being suppressed everywhere." "Stocks are rising." "And on top of it all, Genevieve is with Schomburg." " That's impossible!" " I'm sure of it." "Genevieve, come with me." "What about Isabelle?" "This comet business is a colossal fraud." "Martial and Werster are hiding with Jean Novalic." "What should we do?" "At 2:00 AM, if the Eiffel Tower radio can announce  that Martial and Werster are dead, you'll get 1 million." "Go along with them." "You can watch." "I'm not going." "I said go!" "Eiffel Tower national radio station." "This is the Eiffel Tower national radio station." "Thanks to Genevieve de Murcie, the police now have proof of a plot by the criminals Novalic and Werster for world domination." "Genevieve de Murcie, abducted and held by these outlaws managed to escape and return to her father." "The arrest of the two criminals is only a matter of hours." "I'll kill Schomburg and get back Genevieve!" "The police will be here any minute!" "Get away!" "Please, leave at once." " Is this true?" " Yes, it's true." "Please, quickly!" "We must prevent the Tower from broadcasting tonight." "The comet!" "Look!" "Quick, get in my car!" "Hide yourselves." "We're going to try to knock out the Tower radio station." "If we fail, we'll play our last card." " I'll draw the police to the north side." " That'll be very helpful." "I'm on your side now." "Did you hear?" "Come and see!" "Is it the comet?" "The comet - this I've got to see!" "The broadcasting booth must be here." "Yes, Mr. Secretary." "This is the Tower." "I'm waiting for orders from the minister." "In one hour you will announce to all stations the order for general mobilization." ""In one hour announce to all stations the order for general mobilization."" "I understand, yes." " Please, darling!" " So it was true?" "I won't be beaten by Martial and Werster." "Quick!" "My car!" "Don't panic!" "There's nothing to worry about!" "Come on!" "Stay there." "Let us know if something happens." "We've got a problem!" "Something's gone wrong with the equipment." "Get the gauge to repair the station." "There's nothing we can do;" "the antenna is on the ground." "We've seen lights on top of the tower twice." "Someone must be working up there." "Martial and Werster will finally pay for their crime." "Seal all exits from the Tower." "Stand by all the pillars." "Werster?" "Tell Martial that Schomburg is coming up on the elevator and all the exits are guarded." " Don't come up with Schomburg." " Alright." "Don't move, Genevieve." "Is this all?" "Let's go, then." "Poor Martial." "Perhaps I was wrong;" "it wasn't Genevieve." "Think of our work, Martial." "The elevator has fallen!" "Change the wavelength to 1 330." "The latest telegrams say that all the foreign delegations are en route." "The first will arrive in Paris this evening and the last will get here in 4 days by plane." "Good!" "The States General for a universal convention will open on August 5, the night before the collision." "I'm counting on your courage and your loyalty to bring this supreme task to a successful conclusion." "After the comet appeared, strange natural phenomena have been occurring all over the world." "The end of the world is inevitable." "St. John in Revelation predicts more terrible and awe-inspiring events." "Terrible and awe-inspiring - remember this!" "32 hours to live!" "32 hours to live!" " My friends!" " Quiet!" "Listen to him!" "My friends, this is our last celebration." "Forget gloomy thoughts!" "Let our last hours be devoted to forgetting  to pleasure and to love!" "Let's drink!" "Drink!" "What is this?" "Why are you here?" "To Life!" "To Life..." "Keep death away." "I don't want to die." "Save me!" "Save me!" "In this drama between Earth and the heavens mankind has forgotten their hatreds of class and borders." "Our solemn undertaking here will immortalize these moments for all time." "Let us swear here to cement in the blood and fire of cataclysm  the new universal law which will emerge from the States General and will be a sacred law for all who survive." "First Article of the Constitution:" "The Universal Republic is proclaimed!" "Article 2: within the framework of the Universal Republic the Federated States of Europe are constituted." "In the name of my country..." "All those who survive..."