Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
Boudu sauvé des eaux (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 25min
- Comedy
- 23 Feb 1967 (USA)
- Movie
A bookseller saves a tramp from drowning and shelters him, but the tramp's odd behavior starts to wear everyone down.
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| Michel Simon | ... |
Priape Boudu
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Marcelle Hainia | ... |
Emma Lestingois
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| Sévérine Lerczinska | ... |
Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne
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Jean Gehret | ... |
Vigour
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Max Dalban | ... |
Godin
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| Jean Dasté | ... |
L'étudiant
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| Charles Granval | ... |
Édouard Lestingois
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| Jacques Becker | ... |
Le poète (uncredited)
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Georges D'Arnoux | ... |
Un invité à la noce (uncredited)
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Régine Lutèce | ... |
La promeneuse (uncredited)
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| Jane Pierson | ... |
Rose, la voisine (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean Renoir | ||
Written by
| René Fauchois | ... | (play) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Albert Valentin | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Michel Simon | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Georges Asselin | ... | (as Asselin) |
| Marcel Lucien | ... | (lighting cameraman) |
Editing by
| Suzanne de Troeye | ||
| Marguerite Renoir | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Jean Castanier | ... | (as Castanier) |
| Hugues Laurent | ... | (as Laurent) |
Production Management
| Clément Ollier | ... | unit manager |
| Jean Gehret | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques Becker | ... | assistant director |
| Georges D'Arnoux | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Igor B. Kalinovski | ... | sound (as Kalinowski) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Paul Alphen | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jean Boulze | ... | musician: flute solo (as J. Boulze) |
| Edouard Dumoulin | ... | chorus |
Production Companies
- Les Établissements Jacques Haïk (presents)
- Les Productions Michel Simon
- Crédit Cinématographique Français (CCF) (support)
Distributors
- Les Établissements Jacques Haïk (1932) (France) (theatrical)
- Établissements Jacques Haïk (1933) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Contemporary Films (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (1967) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Vitória Filmes (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- France Eigasha (1977) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
- Pioneer LDC (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- René Chateau Video (2002) (France) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Contemporary Films (2006) (United Kingdom) (subtitled)
- Pathé (2006) (France) (DVD) (for series 'Pathé Classique')
- Pathé (2006) (World-wide) (sales)
- Kinokuniya (2007) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Park Circus (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital) (subtitled)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS) (English subtitles)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios Éclair, Épinay-Sur-Seine (recording studio)
Storyline
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Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Mrs Lestingois and the maid Anne-Marie (Mr Lestingois' mistress) are far from delighted, for Boudu is lazy, dirty and salacious... Written by Yepok |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | French audiences were outraged by Boudu's antisocial behavior to the extent that police had to be called to several theaters to restore order. In some areas the film was immediately pulled because of its polarizing effect. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Seul le cinéma (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Générique See more » |
| Quotes |
Chloë Anne Marie, la bonne:
Why have a piano if no one plays it? Édouard Lestingois: Even so, we have a piano because we are respectable people. See more » |