The Sad Sack
1928, French. Directed by Jean Renoir.
The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean RenoirDirector
- Georges PomièsJean Dubois d'Ombelles
- Michel SimonJoseph Turlot
- Félix Oudartle Colonel Brochard
- Jean StormLieutenant Daumel
- Paul VelsaColonel Bourrache
- Louis ZellasMuflot
- Fridette FattonGeorgette
- Jeanne HelblingSolange Blondin
- Kinny DorlayLily
- Manuel RaabyL'Adjudant
- Roland CaillauxLe Sergent
- André CerfUn 'Bleu'
Details
- Released
- 18 July 1928
- Original title
- Tire au Flanc
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Renoir, Claude Heymann
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The Sad Sack runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Sad Sack isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 July 1928. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sad Sack?
The Sad Sack (1928) was directed by Jean Renoir and stars Georges Pomiès, Michel Simon, Félix Oudart.