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Boudu Saved from Drowning
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Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932-11-11 · 84 min · ★ 6.9

Comedy

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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Directors
Jean Renoir
Production companies
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Les Productions Michel Simon, Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michel SimonMichel SimonPriape Boudu
Marcelle HainiaMarcelle HainiaEmma Lestingois
Sévérine LerczinskaSévérine LerczinskaChloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
Jean GehretJean GehretVigour
Max DalbanMax DalbanGodin
Jean DastéJean DastéL'Étudiant
Charles GranvalCharles GranvalÉdouard Lestingois
Geneviève CadixGeneviève Cadixla petite fille
Jacques BeckerJacques BeckerLe Poète (uncredited)
Georges D'ArnouxGeorges D'ArnouxUn Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Régine LutèceRégine Lutècela jeune femme au chien perdu
Jane PiersonJane PiersonRose, la Voisine (uncredited)

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