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The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

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The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936

1h 20m

7.1(100 votes)

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Overview

Mild-mannered novelist of Western fiction, Amédée Lange, and his colleagues take over a publishing house after their exploitative boss disappears, only for the superior to return and try to reclaim the profits from their successful cooperative.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre

Monsieur Lange

Florelle

Florelle

Valentine

Jules Berry

Batala

Marcel Lévesque

Marcel Lévesque

Concierge

Odette Talazac

Odette Talazac

Concierge's Wife

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Estelle

Henri Guisol

Henri Guisol

Son Meunier

Maurice Baquet

Maurice Baquet

Charles, concierges' son

Jacques Brunius

Jacques Brunius

Mr. Baigneur

Sylvain Itkine

Inspector Itkine / Batala's Cousin

Creative team

Directed by: Jean Renoir
Written by: Jean Castanier
Jean Renoir
Produced by: André Halley des Fontaines

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