Boudu Saved from Drowning

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Boudu Saved from Drowning ★★★½ Boudu Sauve des Eaux 1932

A suicidal tramp completely disrupts the wealthy household of the man that saves him from drowning. A gentle but sardonic farce from the master film-maker. Remade in 1986 as “Down and Out In Beverly Hills.” 87m/B VHS, DVD . FR Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Jean Daste, Marcelle Hainia, Severine Lerczinska, Jacques Becker; D: Jean Renoir; W: Jean Renoir; C: Marcel Lucien.

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