Le crime de Monsieur Lange

Jan 24 1936 Not Rated 1h 20m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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?

Plot

A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police description. His name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered Batala in Paris. His ladyfriend Valentine tells the whole story: Lange was an employee in Batala's little printing works. Batala was a real bastard, swindling everyone, seducing female workers of Valentine's laundry - One day, he fled to avoid facing his creditors, and the workers set up a cooperative to go on working. But the plot is less important that the description of the atmosphere just before the Popular Front.

Written by

Jean Castanier, Jacques Prévert, Jean Renoir

Directed by

Jean Renoir

Cast

René Lefèvre, Florelle, Jules Berry

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Films Obéron

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Crime of Monsieur Lange - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,819
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA