Confessions of a Cheat

Confessions of a Cheat
Confessions of a Cheat
Directed by Sacha Guitry
Produced by Serge Sandberg
Written by Sacha Guitry
Starring Sacha Guitry
Music by Adolphe Borchard
Cinematography Marcel Lucien
Editing by Myriam
Distributed by Gaumont
Release date(s) 19 September 1936
Running time 81 minutes
Country France
Language French

Confessions of a Cheat (French: Le Roman d'un tricheur commonly known as The Story of a Cheat) is a 1936 film starring, written and directed by Sacha Guitry.

Plot

When the main character was a young boy, he was caught stealing money from the family shop. As a punishment, he was not allowed to join his family on their picnic. They ate mushrooms and died of food poisoning, he survived and was placed in the care of his unscrupulous aunt and uncle, who intended to rob him of his inheritance. Years later, our hero ends up as a croupier in a casino in Morocco. There, he is about to embark at what looks like being a very lucrative career – as a professional cheat.

Cast

  • Sacha Guitry as The Cheater (older)
  • Marguerite Moreno as The Countess (older)
  • Jacqueline Delubac as Henriette
  • Roger Duchesne as Serge Abramovich
  • Rosine Deréan as The Thief
  • Elmire Vautier as The Countess (younger)
  • Serge Grave as The Cheater (younger)
  • Pauline Carton as Madame Moriot
  • Fréhel as The Singer

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