The Story of a Cheat Movie Review 1936

The hero of the film discovers at an early age that dishonesty is probably the best policy and he sets out to put his theory into use. Director/writer Guitry also turns in a great performance as the central character. Guitry was a major influence on such different directors as Welles, Resnais and Truffaut. Based on Guitry's novel "Memoires d'Un Tricheur." In French with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 83 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Scams, Stings & Cons

Screenplay

Sacha Guitry

Cast

Sacha Guitry

Director

Sacha Guitry