Directed by:
Jean RenoirCinematography:
Jean BacheletCast:
René Lefèvre, Jules Berry, Marcel Lévesque, Florelle, Paul Grimault, Guy Decomble, Edmond Beauchamp, Sylvia Bataille, Jean Dasté, Maurice Baquet, Yves Deniaud (more)Plots(1)
One of Jean Renoir’s lesser known films, Le Crime de Monsieur Lange is truly a hidden gem. Monsieur Lange is a publishing house clerk who writes cheap Western novels in his spare time. When his untrustworthy boss, Batala avoids his debt collectors by pretending to be dead, Lange and his co-workers take over the business themselves and thrive on the popularity of Lange’s pulp stories until Batala returns to demand his share of the profits. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
![René Lefèvre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/737/163737257_a8a134.png)
René Lefèvre
France
Best movies:
He Who Must Die (1957)
Shock Troops (1967)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
![Jules Berry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437136_cd6198.jpg)
Jules Berry
France
Best movies:
Daybreak (1939)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Unusual Tales (1949)
Marcel Lévesque
France
Best movies:
Judex (1916)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Les vampires (1915)
![Florelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505304_bc5fde.jpg)
Florelle
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
Gervaise (1956)
L'Atlantide (1932)
![Paul Grimault](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/322/158322943_7fe8d7.jpg)
Paul Grimault
France
Best movies:
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
L'Atalante (1934)
La Table tournante (1988)
![Guy Decomble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456060_d75052.jpg)
Guy Decomble
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
The Cousins (1959)
![Edmond Beauchamp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280434_23b229.jpg)
Edmond Beauchamp
France
Best movies:
The Hunchback of Paris (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
![Sylvia Bataille](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138109_e04305.jpg)
Sylvia Bataille
France
Best movies:
The Story of the Fox (1930)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
L'Amore (1948)
![Jean Dasté](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/806/163806908_92c517.png)
Jean Dasté
France
Best movies:
The Wild Child (1970)
Z (1969)
Grand Illusion (1937)
![Maurice Baquet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462489_5d92e4.jpg)
Maurice Baquet
France
Best movies:
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
The Angel (1982)
Z (1969)
![Yves Deniaud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517886_876d45.jpg)
Yves Deniaud
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
When a Woman Meddles (1957)
Les Copains du dimanche (1958)
![Henri Guisol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677337_fa9190.jpg)
Henri Guisol
France
Best movies:
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Joseph Balsamo (1973) (series)
Isn't Life a Bitch? (1931)
![Nadia Sibirskaïa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831004_15f691.jpg)
Nadia Sibirskaïa
France
Best movies:
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
La Marseillaise (1938)
![René Génin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831451_f322de.jpg)
René Génin
France
Best movies:
The Moment of Truth (1952)
Port of Shadows (1938)
Daybreak (1939)
![Paul Demange](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307323_3bcf1e.jpg)
Paul Demange
France
Best movies:
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
Odette Talazac
France
Best movies:
Two Timid Souls (1928)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
La Règle du Jeu (1939)
Jacques B. Brunius
France
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Claire Gérard
Belgium
Best movies:
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Miracles Only Happen Once (1951)
Marcel Lupovici
Romania
Best movies:
Rififi (1955)
Behold the Man (1935)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Marcel Duhamel
Best movies:
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
Remorques (1941)