Boudu Saved from Drowning
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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Michel Simon
Priape Boudu
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Marcelle Hainia
Emma Lestingois
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Sévérine Lerczinska
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
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Jacquou le Croquant
Cargo
Jean Gehret
Vigour
Known for
La Chienne
Max Dalban
Godin
Known for
Toni
La Chienne
Jean Dasté
L'Étudiant
Known for
Zero for Conduct
L'Atalante
Charles Granval
Édouard Lestingois
Known for
Pépé le Moko
La Belle Équipe
Geneviève Cadix
la petite fille
Jacques Becker
Le Poète (uncredited)
Also in
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Le Bled
Georges D'Arnoux
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Known for
A Day in the Country
Régine Lutèce
la jeune femme au chien perdu
Also in
Rocambole
Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Known for
La Chienne
Le Million
Jean Renoir Director · Albert Valentin Screenplay René Fauchois Author
First release November 11, 1932 · Produced in France · Production Les Productions Michel Simon, Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
Production
Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Production
Les Productions Michel Simon
Production
Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF)
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France
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Original title
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 11, 1932
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 11, 2005 · TV · Arte
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