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.
Jean Renoir | Director |
Jean Boulze | Musician |
Jacques Becker | Assistant Director |
Jean Gehret | Production Manager |
Clément Ollier | Unit Manager |
Igor B. Kalinovski | Sound |
Jean-Paul Alphen | Assistant Camera |
Georges D'Arnoux | Assistant Director |
Marcel Lucien | Director of Photography |
Michel Simon | Producer |