The Story of a Cheat(Movie, 1936)

Name: The Story of a Cheat
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: T01:21:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "Le Roman d'un tricheur" (French/FR)

1h 21min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 27 votes)

Le Roman d'un tricheur (sometimes known in English as The Story of a Cheat, but also as Confessions of a Cheat, The Story of a Trickster, or The Cheat) is a 1936 film starring, written and directed by Sacha Guitry. It was adapted from Guitry's only novel, Les Mémoires d'un tricheur, published in 1935. ()

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About The Story of a Cheat

Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...

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Trailer for The Story of a Cheat + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Le Roman d'un Tricheur(Trailer, 3:19)

Additional Information

Production country: France

Plays in: Paris

Made by: Cinéas

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 10/02/1936

Cast: Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Marguerite Moreno, Pauline Carton, Fréhel, Adolphe Borchard, Elmire Vautier, Fernand Trignol, Gaston Dupray, Pierre Asso, Pierre Labry, Roger Duchesne, Roger Royer, Rosine Deréan, Serge Grave

Director: Sacha Guitry

Screenwriter: Sacha Guitry

Composer: Adolphe Borchard

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Cheat"

"Confessions of a Cheat"

Keywords: scoundrel, gambler, jewel thief

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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