
Film
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932 · 1h 24m · Comedy
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- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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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.
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Cast

Michel Simon
Priape Boudu

Marcelle Hainia
Emma Lestingois

Sévérine Lerczinska
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne

Jean Gehret
Vigour

Max Dalban
Godin

Jean Dasté
L'Étudiant

Charles Granval
Édouard Lestingois

Geneviève Cadix
la petite fille

Jacques Becker
Le Poète (uncredited)

Georges D'Arnoux
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)

Régine Lutèce
la jeune femme au chien perdu

Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Crew
- Jean RenoirDirector · Screenplay
- Albert ValentinScreenplay
- Michel SimonProducer
- Marcel LucienDirector of Photography
- Georges AsselinDirector of Photography
- Marguerite RenoirEditor
- Suzanne de TroeyeEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 11, 1932
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- U
- Genres
- Comedy
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