Boudu Saved from Drowning

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michel Simon

Priape Boudu

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Marcelle Hainia

Emma Lestingois

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Sévérine Lerczinska

Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Jean Gehret

Vigour

Age : 56 | Popularity : 5%

Max Dalban

Godin

Age : 49 | Popularity : 7%

Jean Dasté

L'Étudiant

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

Charles Granval

Édouard Lestingois

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Geneviève Cadix

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Jean Renoir Albert Valentin
	Writer	René Fauchois
Directing	Director	Jean Renoir
	Assistant Director	Jacques Becker Georges D'Arnoux
Editing	Editor	Marguerite Renoir Suzanne de Troeye
Production	Producer	Michel Simon
	Production Manager	Jean Gehret
	Unit Manager	Clément Ollier
Camera	Assistant Camera	Jean-Paul Alphen
	Director of Photography	Marcel Lucien Georges Asselin
Art	Production Design	Hugues Laurent Jean Castanier
Sound	Sound	Igor B. Kalinovski
	Musician	Jean Boulze
Department	Role	Name

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