Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

6.9 84 min Movie
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.

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Cast

Michel Simon Michel Simon Priape Boudu
Marcelle Hainia Marcelle Hainia Emma Lestingois
Sévérine Lerczinska Sévérine Lerczinska Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
Jean Gehret Jean Gehret Vigour
Max Dalban Max Dalban Godin
Jean Dasté Jean Dasté L'Étudiant
Charles Granval Charles Granval Édouard Lestingois
Geneviève Cadix Geneviève Cadix la petite fille
Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Le Poète (uncredited)
Georges D'Arnoux Georges D'Arnoux Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Régine Lutèce Régine Lutèce la jeune femme au chien perdu
Jane Pierson Jane Pierson Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)

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