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La Chienne (1931)
La chienne (original title)

91 min  -  Drama  -   30 April 1976 (USA)
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Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu"... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Renoir
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Simon ...
Maurice Legrand
Janie Marèse Janie Marèse ...
Lucienne 'Lulu' Pelletier (as Janie Marèze)
Georges Flamant Georges Flamant ...
Andre 'Dédé' Govain
Magdeleine Bérubet Magdeleine Bérubet ...
Adèle Legrand
Roger Gaillard Roger Gaillard ...
Alexis Godard (as Gaillard)
Jean Gehret Jean Gehret ...
Dugodet
Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault ...
Langelard
Lucien Mancini Lucien Mancini ...
Wallstein (as Mancini)
Marcel Courmes Marcel Courmes ...
Colonel
Max Dalban Max Dalban ...
Bonnard
Henri Guisol Henri Guisol ...
Amedée
Romain Bouquet Romain Bouquet ...
Henriot
Pierre Desty Pierre Desty ...
Gustave
Jane Pierson Jane Pierson ...
Concierge
Christian Argentin Christian Argentin ...
Examining judge (as Argentin)
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Storyline

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and make her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money. Written by Yepok  

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Love | Mistress | Money | Cashier | Pimp  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A szuka See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

In order to change her own "over-refined" accent into that of a low class girl, Renoir made Marese imitate Maurice Chevalier. See more »


Soundtracks

"La Sérénade du Pavé"
By Eugénie Buffet See more »