Le Million (1931)
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.
- Released
- 1931-02-04
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- René Clair
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 90 votes
Cast
- René Lefèvre as Michel Bouflette
- Annabella as Béatrice
- Jean-Louis Allibert as Prosper
- Paul Ollivier as Père La Tulipe
- Vanda Gréville as Vanda
- Constantin Siroesco as Ambrosio Sopranelli
- Raymond Cordy as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Odette Talazac as La cantatrice
- Pedro Elviro as Le régisseur (as Pitouto)
- Jane Pierson as L'épicière
- André Michaud as Le boucher
- Eugène Stuber as Le policier