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Boudu Saved from Drowning

69.76 %|Nov 11, 1932|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.

Featured Crew

Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Hugues Laurent
Production Design
Marcel Lucien
Director of Photography
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Albert Valentin
Screenplay
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
René Fauchois
Writer

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Cast

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Michel Simon
Priape Boudu
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Marcelle Hainia
Emma Lestingois
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Sévérine Lerczinska
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
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Jean Dasté
L'Étudiant
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Charles Granval
Édouard Lestingois
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Jacques Becker
Le Poète (uncredited)
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Georges D'Arnoux
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
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Régine Lutèce
La Promeneuse (uncredited)
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Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)