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Le Million
Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
1931 · Directed by René Clair · 83 min · Comedy · Music · 10 frames
Tagline
You MUST see it to know how indescribably clever and enormously "smart" a movie CAN be!
Crew
- Written by: René Clair
- Cinematography: Georges Périnal, Georges Raulet
- Music: Armand Bernard, Philippe Parès, Georges Van Parys
Cast
- René Lefèvre as Michel Bouflette
- Annabella as Béatrice
- Jean-Louis Allibert as Prosper
- Paul Ollivier as Père La Tulipe
- Vanda Gréville as Vanda
- Constantin Siroesco as Ambrosio Sopranelli
- Raymond Cordy as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Odette Talazac as La cantatrice
- Pedro Elviro as Le régisseur (as Pitouto)
- Jane Pierson as L'épicière
Production
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Studios: Société des films sonores Tobis
- Themes: musical, based on play or musical, black and white, wild goose chase, betrayal by friend, winning lottery
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