Le million
Le Million
France • 1931
Director
#72Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorRené Clair
WriterRené Clair
CinematographerGeorges Raulet, Georges Périnal
ComposerPhilippe Parès, Armand Bernard, Georges Van Parys
Cast
René Lefèvreas Michel Bouflette
Annabellaas Béatrice
Jean-Louis Allibertas Prosper
Paul Ollivieras Père La Tulipe
Vanda Grévilleas Vanda