Confessions of a Cheat (1936)

Original title

Le Roman d'un tricheur

Directed by

Sacha Guitry

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, flashback film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man looks back on his life as a petty thief and card cheat. He recounts the various scams and close calls that have brought him luck and misfortune.

wrynostalgicplayfullightheartedreflectivemischievouscleverironicbrisk

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• The Tender Enemy (1936)
• The Lower Depths (1936)
• Samson (1936)
• My Father Was Right (1936)
• The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)
• Rose (1936)
• Mercadet (1936)
• Moutonnet (1936)