The Last Battle for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Luc Besson's The Last Battle [...] is visually the most startling evocation of the struggling on after some devastating catastrophe, not least because it's in Cinemascope and black and white: an unusual combination, to say the least. It's mysterious, it's violent, and it has a wild and fascinating beauty." Accolades Le Dernier Combat won Best Film, Best Director and the Audience Jury Award at Fantasporto in 1984. It also won Best Film and Best Director at the 1983 Sitges Film Festival, and won the Critic's Prize at the 1983 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. It was nominated for Best First Work at the 1984 César Awards. Home media In 1985, this film was first released on videocassette on CBS/Fox Video's Key Video that October as English title, "The Final Combat". In 2001, Adam Tyner from DVD Talk gave a positive review of its DVD release that August, awarding it 4 out of 5 stars for video, audio and content, though awarding it 0 stars for extras, noting the only extras were trailers for other films. The same DVD was released alongside Besson's 1997 film, The Fifth Element as a 'Luc Besson 2-pack'. Upon reviewing the 2-pack in April 2003, Ron Epstein from DVD Talk gave the Le Dernier Combat DVD 3 out of 5 for video, audio and content, though also giving it 0 stars for extras. References Bibliography External links 1983 films 1980s science fiction films French science fiction films French black-and-white films 1980s dystopian films Films directed by Luc Besson French post-apocalyptic films Films without speech Films produced by Luc Besson Films scored by Éric Serra Features based on short films Films with screenplays by Luc Besson 1983 directorial debut films 1980s French films