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Misdeal

Misdeal

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 14, 1928

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Drama

User Score

75%

Original Title

Maldone

Production Companies

La Société des Films Charles Dullin

Director

Jean Grémillon

Description

Maldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.