Archimède le clochard

{{Short description|1959 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Archimède le clochard

| image = archimede-le-clochard.jpg

| caption =

| director = Gilles Grangier

| producer = Jean-Paul Guibert

| writer = Michel Audiard
Gilles Grangier
Albert Valentin

| starring = Jean Gabin

| music = Jean Prodromidès

| cinematography = Louis Page

| editing = Jacqueline Thiédot

| distributor = Cinédis

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1959|04|08}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

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Archimède le clochard is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as The Magnificent Tramp.{{cite web|url=http://en.unifrance.org/movie/2174/the-magnificent-tramp|title=The Magnificent Tramp|publisher=unifrance.org|accessdate=1 August 2013}} The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1959/03_preistr_ger_1959/03_Preistraeger_1959.html |title=Berlinale 1959: Prize Winners |accessdate=5 January 2010 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501205105/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1959/03_preistr_ger_1959/03_Preistraeger_1959.html |url-status=dead }}

Plot

A sophisticated tramp lives during summer in a half-finished construction site. Because he doesn't want to be cold in the winter, he decides to get imprisoned on time. Therefore, he demolishes a bar but he is only incarcerated for a single week. He promises he will find a way to come back.

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