Crainquebille (1922)
Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protests, Crainquebille is arrested, supposedly for swearing at the policeman.
- Date of release
- 1922-11-15
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jacques Feyder
Casting
- Maurice de Féraudy — Jérôme Crainquebille
- Félix Oudart — L'agent 64
- Jean Forest — La Souris
- Marguerite Carré — Mme Laure
- Jeanne Cheirel — Mme Bayard
- René Worms — M. Lemerle
- Charles Mosnier — Docteur Mathieu
- Armand Numès — Le Président - The Presiding Judge
- Françoise Rosay — Shoe Store Customer
Interesting facts
Crainquebille is a 1922 French silent film directed by Jacques Feyder. The film was known as Bill in the US and as Old Bill of Paris and Coster Bill of Paris in the UK. The restored film is now known for its cinematic realism compared to many other films of the silent era. It is based on the 1901 novel L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which was later adapted into a 1934 sound film Crainquebille.
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