Comedy
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.
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Michel Simon
Priape Boudu
Max Dalban
Godin
Jean Dasté
L'Étudiant
Charles Granval
Édouard Lestingois
Marcelle Hainia
Emma Lestingois
Georges D'Arnoux
Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)
Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Geneviève Cadix
la petite fille
René Fauchois
Jean Gehret
Vigour
Sévérine Lerczinska
Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne
Régine Lutèce
la jeune femme au chien perdu
Jean Castanier

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