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Monday, April 13, 2026

The Last Chance (1945)

Director Leopold Lindtberg
Rating Rating
MPAA PG
Run Time 104 min
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Sound Mono
Producer Praesens-Film
Country: Switzerland
Genre: Drama, War
Plot Synopsis

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.

Filming Locations

Filmstudio Bellerive, Z?rich, Kanton Z?rich, Switzerland
(Studio)

Saint Virgilio, Gandria, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland

Arcegno, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland

Caprino, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland

Lamone, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland

The three leads were all real prisoners of war who had escaped to Switzerland, and were asked by the director Leopold Lindtberg to be in the film. Ewart G. Morrison (Maj. Telford) even wore the clothes he had escaped in as his costume.