Boudu Saved from Drowning
84 mins
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.
Jane Pierson
Rose, la Voisine (uncredited)
Clément Ollier
Unit Manager
Igor B. Kalinovski
Sound
Jean-Paul Alphen
Assistant Camera
Jean Boulze
Musician
Albert Valentin
Screenplay
Marcel Lucien
Director of Photography
Georges Asselin
Director of Photography
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
Hugues Laurent
Production Design
Jean Castanier
Production Design