Boudu Saved from Drowning
- Released on
- Runtime
- 84 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Michel Simon
- Marcelle Hainia
- Sévérine Lerczinska
- Jean Gehret
- Max Dalban
- Jean Dasté
- Charles Granval
- Geneviève Cadix
- Jacques Becker
- Georges D'Arnoux
- Régine Lutèce
- Jane Pierson
Director
- Jean Renoir
Producers
- Michel Simon
Screenwriter
- Albert Valentin
- Jean Renoir
