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Boudu Saved from Drowning
Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

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Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

11 November 1932

Country

France

Cast

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Priape Boudu

Marcelle Hainia

Marcelle Hainia

Emma Lestingois

Sévérine Lerczinska

Sévérine Lerczinska

Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne

Jean Gehret

Jean Gehret

Vigour

Max Dalban

Max Dalban

Godin

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

L'Étudiant

Charles Granval

Charles Granval

Édouard Lestingois

Geneviève Cadix

Geneviève Cadix

la petite fille

Jacques Becker

Jacques Becker

Le Poète (uncredited)

Georges D'Arnoux

Georges D'Arnoux

Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)

Régine Lutèce

Régine Lutèce

la jeune femme au chien perdu

Jane Pierson

Jane Pierson

Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)

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