Vautrin the Thief

(1943)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1943

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: France

Director: Pierre Billon

Cast: Georges Marchal, Мишель Симон, Madeleine Sologne, Line Noro, Renée Albouy, Marcel André, Lucienne Bogaert, Gisèle Casadesus, Georges Colin, Nane Germon

Plot

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.