Vautrin the Thief

1943

French

6.8

♡ 1

Action

Drama

Pierre Billon Director

Michel Simon as Jacques Collin dit Vautrin

Tony Laurent as Le chef de la Sûreté

Georges Marchal as Lucien Chardon devenu le marquis Lucien de Rubempré

Henri Coutet as (uncredited)

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.