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.
Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
Writing | René Fauchois | Writer |
Editing | Suzanne de Troeye | Editor |
Art | Hugues Laurent | Production Design |
Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
Production | Michel Simon | Producer |
Camera | Georges Asselin | Director of Photography |
Writing | Albert Valentin | Screenplay |
Art | Jean Castanier | Production Design |
Camera | Marcel Lucien | Director of Photography |
Production | Clément Ollier | Unit Manager |
Production | Jean Gehret | Production Manager |
Directing | Jacques Becker | Assistant Director |
Directing | Georges D'Arnoux | Assistant Director |
Sound | Igor B. Kalinovski | Sound |
Camera | Jean-Paul Alphen | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Jean Boulze | Musician |