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Boudu Saved from Drowning

69 %|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
Clément Ollier
Unit Manager
Jean Gehret
Production Manager
Jacques Becker
Assistant Director
Georges D'Arnoux
Assistant Director
Igor B. Kalinovski
Sound
Jean-Paul Alphen
Assistant Camera
Jean Boulze
Musician

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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)