Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...
Directed by Sacha Guitry
gambler
jewel thief
scoundrel
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Sacha Guitry
le tricheur
Jacqueline Delubac
la femme
Marguerite Moreno
l'aventurière
Pauline Carton
Madame Moriot
Rosine Deréan
la voleuse professionnelle
Fréhel
la rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant
Elmire Vautier
la comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)
Serge Grave
le tricheur (petit garçon)
Pierre Asso
le tricheur (jeune homme)
Roger Duchesne
Serge Abramitch
Henri Pfeifer
M. Charbonnier
Pierre Labry
Maître Morlot, le notaire et cousin
Crew
Sacha Guitry
Director
Sacha Guitry
Writer
Adolphe Borchard
Original Music Composer
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Félix
7.0★ · 04/11/26
Puis c'était génial quoi
Puis c'était génial quoi
Chloé
8.0★ · 04/10/26
j'ai bien ri
j'ai bien ri
Noah Brooks
8.3★ · 05/30/25
surprisingly really pretty movie. absolutely loved this, and am really kinda shocked at how modern this felt. need to see more guitry.
surprisingly really pretty movie. absolutely loved this, and am really kinda shocked at how modern this felt. need to see more guitry.
Erik Olsson
8.0★ · 10/23/24
A quick & breezy and charmingly entertaining movie surprisingly, especially this early in the sound era, told largely via narration.
A quick & breezy and charmingly entertaining movie surprisingly, especially this early in the sound era, told largely via narration.
