Boudu Saved from Drowning
movie
Released November 11, 1932
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Michel Simon
as
Priape Boudu
Marcelle Hainia
as
Emma Lestingois
Sévérine Lerczinska
as
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
Jean Gehret
as
Vigour
Max Dalban
as
Godin
Jean Dasté
as
L'Étudiant
Charles Granval
as
Édouard Lestingois
Geneviève Cadix
as
la petite fille
Jacques Becker
as
Le Poète (uncredited)
Georges D'Arnoux
as
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Régine Lutèce
as
la jeune femme au chien perdu
Jane Pierson
as
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Renoir
as
Director
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Clément Ollier
as
Unit Manager
Jean Gehret
as
Production Manager
Jacques Becker
as
Assistant Director
Georges D'Arnoux
as
Assistant Director
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Igor B. Kalinovski
as
Sound
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Jean-Paul Alphen
as
Assistant Camera
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Jean Boulze
as
Musician
Jean Renoir
as
Screenplay
Albert Valentin
as
Screenplay
Michel Simon
as
Producer
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Georges Asselin
as
Director of Photography