Panurge (1932)
Directed by Michel Bernheim

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Panurge is a poor cobbler. He spends his entire day inhaling fish glue and his one faithful companion is the sickly flower he grows in a food tin. One day, he falls in love with a laundress, but her virtue is threatened by the seductive Fred. It takes a man as delicate and melancholic as Panurge to save the woman he loves...

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Film Credits

Director: Michel Bernheim
Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Régine), Vincent Hyspa, Olga Lord, Gérard Sandoz
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 80 min

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Panurge (1932) Directed by Michel Bernheim

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Panurge (1932)
Directed by Michel Bernheim