Boudu Saved from Drowning
(1932)

Released: 1932-11-11

tmdb link imdb link

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.

Vote Now!


Placeholder

Michel Simon

as Priape Boudu

Actor page

Marcelle Hainia

as Emma Lestingois

Actor page

Sévérine Lerczinska

as Chloë Anne Marie, la Bonne

Actor page

Jean Dasté

as L'Étudiant

Actor page

Charles Granval

as Édouard Lestingois

Actor page

Geneviève Cadix

as la petite fille

Actor page

Jacques Becker

as Le Poète (uncredited)

Actor page

Georges D'Arnoux

as Un Invité à la Noce (uncredited)

Actor page

Régine Lutèce

as la jeune femme au chien perdu

Actor page

Jane Pierson

as Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)

Actor page

Jean Gehret

Production Manager

Actor page

Jacques Becker

Assistant Director

Actor page

Georges Asselin

Director of Photography

Actor page

Marcel Lucien

Director of Photography

Actor page

Hugues Laurent

Production Design

Actor page

René Fauchois

Theatre Play

Actor page