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Le Million (1931)

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Audience Score
69
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PG 1 hr 23 minMay 20th, 1931Comedy, Music
Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
StarringRené LefèvreAnnabellaJean-Louis Allibert
DirectorRené Clair
WriterRené Clair

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 20th, 1931
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 16th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Société des films sonores Tobis
Movie Tags:
musicalblack and whitebased on play or musicalbetrayal by friendwinning lotterywild goose chase