À nous la liberté

Dec 31 1931 Not Rated 1h 44m
Comedy, Musical

In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.

Plot

A famous left-wing satirical comedy about two ex-convicts, one of whom escaped jail and then worked his way up from salesman to factory owner, where he oversees a highly mechanized operation where the workers are reduced to mere automatons. Fearful of being exposed over his past, at first by his friend and later by another gangster, the owner chooses to give his factory to the workers, then escapes with his friend to the freedom of the open road. The production company for "A Nous la Liberte" was for more than a decade embroiled in a lawsuit claiming that Charles Chaplin had seen their film and plagiarized many ideas from it as he developed "Modern Times."

Written by

René Clair

Directed by

René Clair

Cast

Raymond Cordy, Henri Marchand, Rolla France

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Société des films sonores Tobis

Languages

Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
5,092
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA