The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

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Released:
1936-01-24

Overview:
A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police's description: his name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered somebody in Paris. Lange was an employee in a printing works. His boss was a real bastard, swindling every one, seducing female workers... One day he fled to avoid facing his creditors, and the workers set up a cooperative to go on working. What then made Lange a killer?

Director:
Jean Renoir

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama, Crime, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • René Lefèvre
    as
    Monsieur Lange
  • Florelle
    as
    Valentine
  • Jules Berry
    as
    Batala
  • Marcel Lévesque
    as
    Concierge
  • Odette Talazac
    as
    Concierge's Wife