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Bad Seed

Bad Seed

19345.61h 17m

Overview

A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.

Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Billy Wilder, Jan Lustig, Claude-André Puget
Produced by Georges Bernier
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Top Cast

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Jeannette

Pierre Mingand

Pierre Mingand

Henri Pasquier

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Raymond Galle

'Jean la cravate'

Jean Wall

Jean Wall

The zebra

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Gaby Heritier

Gaby

Michel Duran

Michel Duran

The boss

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Paul Velsa

The Peanut Man

Marcel Maupi

Marcel Maupi

The man in the panama hat

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Georges Malkine

Secretary

Paul Escoffier

Paul Escoffier

Dr. Pasquier

Themes & Keywords

paris, francecar thiefstolen carscriminal gangspoiled son1930s

About Bad Seed

Bad Seed is a crime, drama, comedy, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of paris, france, car thief, stolen cars, criminal gang, spoiled son, 1930s. Directed by Billy Wilder, it stars Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Mingand, Raymond Galle. A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.

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