Panurge (1932)
Directed by Michel Bernheim

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Panurge is a poor cobbler.  He spends his entire day inhaling fish glue and his one faithful companion is the sickly flower he grows in a food tin.  One day, he falls in love with a laundress, but her virtue is threatened by the seductive Fred.  It takes a man as delicate and melancholic as Panurge to save the woman he loves...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Michel Bernheim
  • Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Régine), Vincent Hyspa, Olga Lord, Gérard Sandoz
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min

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