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
Priape Boudu
Marcelle Hainia
Emma Lestingois
Sévérine Lerczinska
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
Jean Gehret
Vigour
Max Dalban
Godin
Jean Dasté
L'Étudiant
Charles Granval
Édouard Lestingois
Geneviève Cadix
la petite fille
Jacques Becker
Le Poète (uncredited)
Georges D'Arnoux
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Régine Lutèce
la jeune femme au chien perdu
Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Renoir
Director, Screenplay
Albert Valentin
Screenplay
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Marcel Lucien
Director of Photography
Georges Asselin
Director of Photography
Jacques Becker
Assistant Director
Georges D'Arnoux
Assistant Director
Michel Simon
Producer
Hugues Laurent
Production Design
Jean Castanier
Production Design
Jean-Paul Alphen
Assistant Camera
Igor B. Kalinovski
Sound
Jean Boulze
Musician
Jean Gehret
Production Manager
Clément Ollier
Unit Manager
René Fauchois
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