Vautrin the Thief

Vautrin the Thief

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 13, 1943

A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.

Vautrin the Thief

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 13, 1943

Vautrin the Thief
A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.
Producers
Original title Vautrin
Directors Pierre Billon
Writers

Cast

Georges Marchal

as Lucien Chardon aka Vautrin

Michel Simon

as Vautrin

Madeleine Sologne

as Esther Gobseck

Line Noro

as Asie

Renée Albouy

as Madame d'Espard

Marcel André

as Camusot

Lucienne Bogaert

as Europe

Gisèle Casadesus

as Clotilde de Grandlieu

Georges Colin

as Cotenson

Nane Germon

as Madame Camusot

Pierre Labry

as Paccard

Michèle Lahaye

as Madame de Sérizy

Tony Laurent

as Chief of 'Sûreté'

Georges Marny

as Rastignac

Gisèle Préville

as Madame de Maufrigneuse

Guillaume de Sax

as The governor

Louis Seigner

as Nucingen

Jacques Varennes

as Grandville

René Blancard

as Lucien Chardon became the Marquis Lucien de Rubempré

Jean Boissemond

as (uncredited)

Henri Coutet

as (uncredited)

Lycette Darsonval

as The dancer (uncredited)

Hélène Dartigue

as Amélie (uncredited)

Madhyanah Foy

as (uncredited)

Albert Malbert

as The Coachman of Nucingen (uncredited)

Marcel Mouloudji

as Calvi (uncredited)

Georges Paulais

as Maître Dherville (uncredited)

Henri Trévoux

as (uncredited)