Drama
Misdeal
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.
Directed by Jean Grémillon
75
User score
12 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 14, 1928
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
No Language
Top cast
Charles Dullin
Olivier Maldone
Marcelle Charles Dullin
Missia, clairvoyant
Geymond Vital
Marcellin Maldone
André Bacqué
Just Maldone, the uncle
George Seroff
Leonardo, servant
Annabella
Flora Lévigné
Roger Karl
Lévigné father
Mathilde Alberti
Grocer (uncredited)
Lucien Arnaud
Traveler (uncredited)
Genica Athanasiou
Zita (uncredited)
Edmond Beauchamp
Gypsy (uncredited)
Alexej Bondireff
Boss of the barge (uncredited)
Gabrielle Fontan
(uncredited)
Isabelle Kloucowski
Gypsy (uncredited)
Charles Lavialle
Postman (uncredited)
Daniel Lecourtois
Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Mamy
Barge man (uncredited)
