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Archimède le clochard

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Archimède le clochard
Directed byGilles Grangier
Written byMichel Audiard
Gilles Grangier
Albert Valentin
Produced byJean-Paul Guibert
StarringJean Gabin
CinematographyLouis Page
Edited byJacqueline Thiédot
Music byJean Prodromidès
Release date
  • 8 April 1959 (1959-04-08)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Archimède le clochard is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as The Magnificent Tramp.[1] The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[2]

Plot[edit]

A sophisticated tramp lives during summer in a half-finished construction site. Because he doesn't want to be cold in the winter, he decides to get imprisoned on time. Therefore, he demolishes a bar but he is only incarcerated for a single week. He promises he will find a way to come back.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Magnificent Tramp". unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Berlinale 1959: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

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