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

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