Misdeal (1928)
Maldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.
- Released
- 1928-09-14
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Grémillon
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Charles Dullin as Olivier Maldone
- Marcelle Charles Dullin as Missia, clairvoyant
- Geymond Vital as Marcellin Maldone
- André Bacqué as Just Maldone, the uncle
- George Seroff as Leonardo, servant
- Annabella as Flora Lévigné
- Roger Karl as Lévigné father
- Mathilde Alberti as Grocer (uncredited)
- Lucien Arnaud as Traveler (uncredited)
- Genica Athanasiou as Zita (uncredited)
- Edmond Beauchamp as Gypsy (uncredited)
- Alexej Bondireff as Boss of the barge (uncredited)