Final Act
Sidste akt
Synopsis
FINAL ACT is based on Noel Coward's play "Waiting in the Wings". Even the smallest events turn into mind-blowing dramas at The Set, a retirement home for former actresses in England. Jealousy and madness flare into a firework display of toxicity when ex-primadonna Lotta Henderson (Birgitte Federspiel) moves in. A slap in the face of The Set's leading star in her own eyes, May Davenport (Mime Fønss), who has had a lifelong rivalry with Lotta both on stage and off. The daily dramas reach dizzying heights when a scandalous journalist (Anne Marie Helger) gains access like a wolf in sheep's clothing. A stunt that has a not-so-clever connection to the ladies' burning desire to be granted a veranda. The matter is raised to the highest level of the home's tough board of directors, and The Set's secretary Perry (Holger Juul Hansen) comes under justified suspicion of skulduggery. But this is where May Davenport's diva talent comes in as a sure trump card...
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Erni Arneson
Bonnie Belgraves
Jytte Breuning
Cora Clarke
Lily Broberg
Molly
Ole Dupont
Plejer
Birgitte Federspiel
Lotta Henderson
Mime Fønss
May Davenport
Vera Gebuhr
Maggie
Gerda Gilboe
Maudie Melrose
Kirsten Rolffes
Holger Juul Hansen
Else Petersen
Elin Reimer
Tove Maës
Berthe Qvistgaard
Ebbe Rode
Lillian Tillegreen
Helle Merete Jensen
Axel Strøbye
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Edward Fleming
- Screenplay & Story
- Edward Fleming, Noël Coward
- Original Title
- Sidste akt
- Country of Origin
- Denmark
- Spoken Languages
- Danish
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Nordisk Film Denmark
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Edward Fleming
Edward Fleming, Noël Coward
Department Leadership Roster
Edward Fleming
Director
Edward Fleming
Writer
Noël Coward
Writer
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What is Final Act about?
FINAL ACT is based on Noel Coward's play "Waiting in the Wings". Even the smallest events turn into mind-blowing dramas at The Set, a retirement home for former actresses in England. Jealousy and madness flare into a firework display of toxicity when ex-primadonna Lotta Henderson (Birgitte Federspiel) moves in. A slap in the face of The Set's leading star in her own eyes, May Davenport (Mime Fønss), who has had a lifelong rivalry with Lotta both on stage and off. The daily dramas reach dizzying heights when a scandalous journalist (Anne Marie Helger) gains access like a wolf in sheep's clothing. A stunt that has a not-so-clever connection to the ladies' burning desire to be granted a veranda. The matter is raised to the highest level of the home's tough board of directors, and The Set's secretary Perry (Holger Juul Hansen) comes under justified suspicion of skulduggery. But this is where May Davenport's diva talent comes in as a sure trump card...
Who directed Final Act?
Final Act was directed by Edward Fleming.
Who stars in Final Act?
The principal cast of Final Act includes Erni Arneson, Jytte Breuning, Lily Broberg, Ole Dupont, Birgitte Federspiel.
When was Final Act released and how long is it?
Final Act was released in 1987 with a total runtime of Unknown.