BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING (1932)

Boudu Saved from Drowning
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Boudu Saved from Drowning
Comedy
November 11, 1932
French
1h 24m
France
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk

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 & Characters

Michel Simon

Priape Boudu

Marcelle Hainia

Emma Lestingois

Sévérine Lerczinska

Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne

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 Renoir

Director

Jean Renoir

Screenplay

Albert Valentin

Screenplay

Georges Asselin

Director of Photography

Marcel Lucien

Director of Photography

Michel Simon

Producer

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