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The Adventures of Salavin
1964 1h 43m FR
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Finding himself unemployed overnight, Louis Salavin lets himself go into an incurable laziness despite the support of his friends and his mother...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Maurice Biraud
Louis Salavin
Christiane Minazzoli
Marguerite
Geneviève Fontanel
Marthe Lanoue
Jean Galland
The boss
Julien Carette
Lhuillier, tramp
Harry-Max
Tramp
Louis Bugette
Michel Duplaix
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Pierre Granier-Deferre directs. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Maurice Biraud and Christiane Minazzoli and Geneviève Fontanel carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0056843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- Silver Shell for Best Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Production companies
Who made it
- HO
Horizons Cinématographie
Key crew
- NovelGeorges Duhamel
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1964-11-04
