It's in the Bag

1932 0h 45m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Benjamin Déboisé, a hatter, his salesman and a young man want to kidnap an American millionaire, put him in a bag and hold him to ransom. But they make a mistake: the fellow they find in the bag is not the millionaire himself, but his son...!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julien Carette
Clovis
Anthony Gildès
Hollister, le milliardaire
Etienne Decroux
Benjamin Deboise
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Dutilleul
Pierre Darteuil
Stanislas, le monsieur ignoble
Paul Darcy
Le monsieur distingué
Georges Jamin
Le monsieur aux vernis
Freddy Castel
L'abruti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Prévert
Writers: Jacques Prévert
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Louis Chavance shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julien Carette and Anthony Gildès and Etienne Decroux carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pierre Prévert directs. Louis Chavance cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Editor Louis Chavance shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Julien Carette and Anthony Gildès and Etienne Decroux carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0022611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.