Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

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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  • Release Date: 1932-11-11
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: Jean Renoir

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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)

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