Boudu Saved From Drowning
- Year:
- 1932
- Running time:
- 84 minutes
- Certificate:
- PG
- Directed by:
- Jean Renoir
- Starring:
- Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Severine Lerczinska, Jean Gehret
Description
Boudu is a Parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the Seine, and is rescued by Monsieur Lestingois, a well-to-do bookseller with liberal ideas, who takes him home and tries to reconcile him with life and society. But Boudu is bored in this cosy little nest and uses his time to make trouble in the peaceful households around him.- Genre:
- Comedy
- Country of origin:
- France
- Language:
- French with English subtitles
- Feature Aspect Ratio:
- 16:9
- Picture:
- B&W
- Sound:
- 2.0 Dual Mono
- Region Encoding:
- 2/B
- Catalogue Number:
- PC(B)0029
Extras
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
Trailer
http://youtu.be/etAwZ9ZILAQWhat the press said
"One of the greatest social comedies ever made" - Total Film
"Almost 80 years on, it still has a superb energy..." - The Guardian