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  • The Man from Nowhere (1937)
  • 92 min | Drama
The Man from Nowhere (1937)
92 min | Drama

Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns home and discovers that a drowned man, fished out of the river, bears an uncanny likeness to...See moreMathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns home and discovers that a drowned man, fished out of the river, bears an uncanny likeness to him and is being buried by his family as him. This, to him, is a pleasant turn of events and he goes to Rome, where he falls in love with Louise Paleari. Count Papiano, a jealous suitor of Louise's, threatens him with arrest unless he produces credentials to prove his identity. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Luigi Pirandello (play) | Pierre Chenal (screenplay) | Christian Stengel (screenplay) | Armand Salacrou (screenplay) | Roger Vitrac (dialogue)
Composer
Cinematographer
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller (as Jean-Pierre Mundviller)
Production Designer
Guido Fiorini (as Fiorini)
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Updated Feb 19, 1937

Release date
Nov 19, 1937 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Pierre Blanchar
Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis   See fewer
Isa Miranda
Louise Paléari Louise Paléari   See fewer
Catherine Fonteney
La veuve Pescatore (as Catherine Fontenay de la Comédie Française) La veuve Pescatore (as Catherine Fontenay de la Comédie Française)   See fewer
Ginette Leclerc
Romilda Pescatore Pascal Romilda Pescatore Pascal   See fewer
Maximilienne
Tante Scholastique Tante Scholastique   See fewer
Palau
Le chevalier Titus Le chevalier Titus   See fewer
Marcel Vallée
Le maire Le maire   See fewer
Charles Granval
Octavio Meis (as Granval) Octavio Meis (as Granval)   See fewer
Pierre Alcover
Malagna Malagna   See fewer
Charlotte Barbier-Krauss
Angelica Bonafede Pascal (as Mme Barbier-Krauss) Angelica Bonafede Pascal (as Mme Barbier-Krauss)   See fewer
Jean Hébey
Pomino (as Jean Hebey) Pomino (as Jean Hebey)   See fewer
René Génin
L'ivrogne (as Genin) L'ivrogne (as Genin)   See fewer
Georges Douking
Le domestique simplet de la pension (as Douking) Le domestique simplet de la pension (as Douking)   See fewer
Marcel Lupovici
Béraldez (as Lupovici) Béraldez (as Lupovici)   See fewer
Gaston Dupray
Le directeur du journal Le directeur du journal   See fewer
Robert Moor
Le fossoyeur Le fossoyeur   See fewer
Léonce Corne
L'hôtelier du Luxor L'hôtelier du Luxor   See fewer
Henry Gicquel
Le docteur Basile (as Giquel) Le docteur Basile (as Giquel)   See fewer
Charles Léger
Le bibliothécaire à la retraite (as Ch. Léger) Le bibliothécaire à la retraite (as Ch. Léger)   See fewer
Yvonne Yma
Adèle Meis Adèle Meis   See fewer
Paquita Claude
Mademoiselle Pépita Mademoiselle Pépita   See fewer
Enrico Glori
Le coiffeur Le coiffeur   See fewer
Dax Berthy
Le curé Le curé   See fewer
Leduc
Le fournisseur de la noce Le fournisseur de la noce   See fewer
Margo Lion
Mademoiselle Caporale Mademoiselle Caporale   See fewer
Sinoël
Henri Paléari - tuteur de Louise (as Sinoel) Henri Paléari - tuteur de Louise (as Sinoel)   See fewer
Robert Le Vigan
Le comte Papiano Le comte Papiano   See fewer
Ornella Da Vasto
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Daquin
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita Livesi
Cabrini (uncredited) Cabrini (uncredited)   See fewer
Edda Soligo
Une dame à la table de jeu (uncredited) Une dame à la table de jeu (uncredited)   See fewer
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