The Crime of Monsieur Lange 1936

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Drama Crime Comedy

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?

Release Date 1936-01-24
Runtime 1h 20m
Directors Jean Bachelet, Jean Renoir
Producer André Halley des Fontaines
Writers Jacques Prévert, Jacques Prévert, Jean Renoir, Jean Castanier