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Welcome to the LAST TAKE podcast.

Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Sam Stokes, Last Take looks at the final films of directors and actors, seeking to find in these often lesser-seen efforts what made them legends of cinema in the first place.

In this episode, they go back to 1981 and look at Buddy, Buddy, the final film of American directing giant Billy Wilder, starring classic duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

Framing Wilder's illustrious career in context, they look at whether Wilder's finished on a whimper or with an underrated gem...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Co-Host

Sam Stokes

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Title music: 'Dismantle' by Peter Sandberg (c) epidemicsound.com