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The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Directed by Jean Renoir
1936•1h 20m•NR•★ 7.1
Comedy / Crime / Drama
Synopsis
When a villainous, lecherous Parisian pulp publishing boss fakes his death in a train crash, his exploited workers transform the company into a thriving workers' cooperative publishing an amateur writer's popular cowboy stories, forced to defend their utopian community when the swindler returns. Jean Renoir and Jacques Prévert's jubilant Popular Front political comedy masterpiece.
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DirectorJean Renoir
WriterJean Renoir
CinematographyJean Bachelet
MusicJoseph KosmaJean Wiener
Principal Cast
René LefèvreMonsieur Lange
FlorelleValentine
Marcel LévesqueConcierge
Odette TalazacConcierge's Wife
Nadia SibirskaïaEstelle
Henri GuisolSon Meunier
Maurice BaquetCharles, concierges' son
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Jules BerryBatalaTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 20m (80 mins)
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DirectorJean Renoir
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioLes Films Obéron
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