Boudu Saved from Drowning
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1932-11-11
Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookseller, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family decides to take in the irrepressible bum, and he shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations. With Boudu Saved from Drowning, legendary director Jean Renoir takes advantage of a host of Parisian locations and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie.
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Michel Simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as Boudu, a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine and is rescued by a well-to-do bookseller, Edouard Lestingois. The Lestingois family decides to take in the irrepressible bum, and he shows his gratitude by shaking the household to its foundations. With Boudu Saved from Drowning, legendary director Jean Renoir takes advantage of a host of Parisian locations and the anarchic charms of his lead actor to create an effervescent satire of the bourgeoisie.
Released
1932-11-11
Runtime
84
Director
Jean Renoir
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Language
Français
Production
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Les Productions Michel Simon
Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
Casts
Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Marcelle Hainia
Marcelle Hainia
Sévérine Lerczinska
Sévérine Lerczinska
Jean Gehret
Jean Gehret
Max Dalban
Max Dalban
Jean Dasté
Jean Dasté
Charles Granval
Charles Granval
Geneviève Cadix
Geneviève Cadix
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
Georges D'Arnoux
Georges D'Arnoux
Régine Lutèce
Régine Lutèce
Jane Pierson
Jane Pierson