Misdeal
1928, French. Directed by Jean Grémillon.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean GrémillonDirector
- Charles DullinOlivier Maldone
- Marcelle Charles DullinMissia, clairvoyant
- Geymond VitalMarcellin Maldone
- André BacquéJust Maldone, the uncle
- George SeroffLeonardo, servant
- AnnabellaFlora Lévigné
- Roger KarlLévigné father
- Mathilde AlbertiGrocer (uncredited)
- Lucien ArnaudTraveler (uncredited)
- Genica AthanasiouZita (uncredited)
- Edmond BeauchampGypsy (uncredited)
- Alexej BondireffBoss of the barge (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 14 September 1928
- Original title
- Maldone
- Country
- France
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Misdeal runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Misdeal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1928. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Misdeal?
If you liked Misdeal, try Chaos, The Passengers of the Night, Hungry Hearts.
Who directed Misdeal?
Misdeal (1928) was directed by Jean Grémillon and stars Charles Dullin, Marcelle Charles Dullin, Geymond Vital.