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Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
Boudu sauvé des eaux (original title)

85 min  -  Comedy   -  23 February 1967 (USA)
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Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Renoir

Writer:

René Fauchois (play), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia and Sévérine Lerczinska
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michel Simon Michel Simon ...
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 (as Charles Granval Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geneviève Cadix Geneviève Cadix
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Storyline

Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Mrs Lestingois and the maid Anne-Marie (Mr Lestingois' mistress) are far from delighted, for Boudu is lazy, dirty and salacious... Written by Yepok  

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Plot Keywords:

Tramp | Paris France | Drowning | Homelessness | Rescue From Drowning  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A vízből kimentett Boudu See more »

Filming Locations:

Berges de la Seine, Paris, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Établissements Jacques Haïk, Les Productions Michel Simon, Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.19 : 1
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Trivia

The poet on the bench at the beginning is Jacques Becker, assistant director for that movie. He later directed Casque d'Or and other famous movies. See more »

Quotes

Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne: Why have a piano if no one plays it?
Édouard Lestingois: Even so, we have a piano because we are respectable people.
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Connections

Referenced in "At the Movies: Power/Down and Out in Beverly Hills/Hannah and Her Sisters/The Best of Times" (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"Fin"
Written by Léo Daniderff (uncredited)
Performed by Raphaël See more »