Le Million

Le Million (1931)

Directed by René Clair

1h 23m

Comedy

| Music

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.

Cast

René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre

Michel Bouflette

Annabella

Annabella

Béatrice

Jean-Louis Allibert

Jean-Louis Allibert

Prosper

Paul Ollivier

Paul Ollivier

Père La Tulipe

Vanda Gréville

Vanda Gréville

Vanda

Constantin Siroesco

Constantin Siroesco

Ambrosio Sopranelli

Raymond Cordy

Raymond Cordy

Le chauffeur de taxi

Odette Talazac

Odette Talazac

La cantatrice

Pedro Elviro

Pedro Elviro

Le régisseur (as Pitouto)

Crew

René Clair

René Clair

Writer

René Clair

René Clair

Director

Philippe Parès

Philippe Parès

Original Music Composer

Georges Raulet

Georges Raulet

Director of Photography

Georges K. Benda

Georges K. Benda

Costume Design

Lazare Meerson

Lazare Meerson

Art Direction

Georges Périnal

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

Armand Bernard

Armand Bernard

Original Music Composer

Georges Van Parys

Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

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