Le Million (1931)
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100% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(2,131 ratings)
René Lefèvre and Annabella are sheer delights, as is everything else in Le Million, René Clair's bright and winning early sound comedy. Clair has his actors sing their dialogue in a blithe and breezy way and utilizes a succession of surrealistic and Dadaesque touches to chronicle this… More René Lefèvre and Annabella are sheer delights, as is everything else in Le Million, René Clair's bright and winning early sound comedy. Clair has his actors sing their dialogue in a blithe and breezy way and utilizes a succession of surrealistic and Dadaesque touches to chronicle this lighthearted extended chase, concerning an artist racing through the streets of Paris (an amazing studio set constructed by Lazare Meerson) in order to retrieve a winning lottery ticket left in the pocket of a discarded jacket. Many of Clair's comic embellishments (like the dubbed-in sound effects of a football game over a portion of the chase) have been used endlessly in comedies ever since, but in Clair's hands, the old jokes still look fresh and magical. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- René Clair
- Written By
- René Clair, Georges Berr
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 21, 1931 Limited
- Studio
- American Tobis Company
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A brilliant lighthearted musical comedy that is one of the early films to be shot in sound. It's directed with panache by René Clair.
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
An invitation to see the world through the same rose colored tints that Clair does.
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Cast
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Annabella
as Béatrice, Béatrice, B?atrice
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René Lefèvre
as Michel
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Constantin Stroesco
as Sopranelli
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Louis Allibert
as Prosper Bénévant, Prosper Bénévant, Pr...
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Paul Olivier
as Crochard (Père-la-Tulipe), Crochard (Pè...
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Odette Talazac
as The soprano
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Vanda Greville
as Vanda
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Armand Bernard
as Conductor
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Raymond Cordy
as Taxi Driver
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André Michaud
as Butcher
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Jane Pierson
as Grocer
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Pitouto
as Stage Manager
- Jean-Louis Allibert
- Paul Ollivier
- Constantin Siroesco
