The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 20min
- Comedy, Crime
- 24 Jan 1936 (France)
- Movie
The boss of a publishing company is a womanizer and a jerk, but what would happen if he suddenly disappeared?
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| René Lefèvre | ... |
Amédée Lange
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| Florelle | ... |
Valentine
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| Jules Berry | ... |
Batala
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| Marcel Lévesque | ... |
The Concierge
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| Odette Talazac | ... |
The Concierge's Wife
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| Henri Guisol | ... |
The Son Meunier
(as Henry Guisol)
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| Maurice Baquet | ... |
Charles, The Concierges' Son
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| Jacques B. Brunius | ... |
Mr. Baigneur
(as J.B. Brunius)
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Sylvain Itkine | ... |
Inspector Itkine / Batala's cousin
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Marcel Duhamel | ... |
The Foreman
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Henri Saint-Isle |
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Pierre Huchet |
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| René Génin | ... |
A Client at the Auberge
(as Genin)
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Max Morise |
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Charbonnier | ... |
Typesetter
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| Jean Dasté | ... |
The Model maker
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| Sylvia Bataille | ... |
Edith
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Nadia Sibirskaïa | ... |
Estelle
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Pierre Asso | ... |
Un voyageur à la gare (uncredited)
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Edmond Beauchamp | ... |
Priest in the Train (uncredited)
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Jean Bremaud | ... |
Typesetter (uncredited)
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Margot Capelier | ... |
Ironing-maiden (uncredited)
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| Guy Decomble | ... |
Typesetter (uncredited)
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| Paul Demange | ... |
Creditor (uncredited)
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Yves Deniaud | ... |
(uncredited)
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Germaine Duhamel | ... |
Ironing-maiden (uncredited)
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Paul Grimault | ... |
Typesetter (uncredited)
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Claire Gérard | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Michel Kovachevitch | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fabien Loris | ... |
Typesetter (uncredited)
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| Marcel Lupovici | ... |
(uncredited)
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Suzanne Magisson | ... |
Ironing-maiden (uncredited)
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Janine Tricotet | ... |
Ironing-maiden (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean Renoir | ||
Written by
| Jean Castanier | ... | (story) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (dialogue) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| André Halley des Fontaines | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Joseph Kosma | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jean Wiener | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Jean Bachelet | ||
Editing by
| Marthe Huguet | ... | (as Mme Huguet) |
| Marguerite Renoir | ... | (as Marguerite) |
Art Direction by
| Maurice Blondeau | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Jean Castanier | ||
| Robert Gys | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Joseph Mejinsky | ... | makeup artist (as Mejimsky) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Georges D'Arnoux | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Louis Bogé | ... | sound |
| Roger Loisel | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean Brévignon | ... | assistant camera (as Brevignon) |
| Champion | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marguerite Renoir | ... | script girl (as Marguerite) |
Additional Crew
| Maurice Blondeau | ... | technical director |
| Léo Joannon | ... | production department (as Lagneau) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Connoisseur Film Ltd. (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Brandon Films (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1978) (France) (tv)
- Rialto Pictures (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue) (subtitled)
- Arthaus (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2018) (Portugal)
- StudioCanal (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police description. His name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered Batala in Paris. His ladyfriend Valentine tells the whole story: Lange was an employee in Batala's little printing works. Batala was a real bastard, swindling everyone, seducing female workers of Valentine's laundry - One day, he fled to avoid facing his creditors, and the workers set up a cooperative to go on working. But the plot is less important that the description of the atmosphere just before the Popular Front. Written by Yepok |
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| Taglines | A delightful ribbing of writer, publisher and reader of popular "Western" novels. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to film scholar Alexander Sesonske, the Catalan painter Jean Castanier (also spelled "Castanier") approached his friend Jacques Becker with the idea of a film about "a likable little world of print-shop workers and laundresses who form a cooperative" to be called Sur la Cour, which Becker would direct. Becker was much taken by the idea, but the producer who took on the project didn't trust him, and decided to offer it to the more experienced director Jean Renoir, for whom Becker had already worked as assistant director on several pictures. Becker was reportedly so furious at Renoir for directing "his" film that he refused to work as assistant director on the production, though he would later work again as Renoir's assistant on several films (e.g. The Grand Illusion (1937)), before becoming a full-time director himself. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | À la Belle Étoile See more » |