Des souris et des hommes

Original title: Of Mice and Men

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7.8/10

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Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Des souris et des hommes (1939)

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A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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John Beach

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Baldwin Cooke

Ranch Hand
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Whitney De Rahm

Ranch Hand
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Eddie Dunn

Bus Driver
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Jack Lawrence

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Trivia
One of the first films to have a pre-credits opening sequence.

Goofs
At the beginning, when George and Lennie are being chased, they are running alongside a train, then climbing inside. As they run, the shadow of the camera operator, wearing a cap, can be seen against a train car.

Quotes
George Milton: It ain't your fault, but look, if a fella steps on a round pebble and he falls down, breaks his neck, it ain't the pebble's fault, but the guy wouldn't a done it if the pebble hadn't been there.

Crazy credits
The movie begins before the credits are shown. George and Lennie are fleeing a mob. They board a moving freight train boxcar. As they close the door, we see the prologue as if written in chalk on the side of the boxcar. The words 'Of Mice and Men' then are highlighted, the rest of the words fade out, creating the opening title sequence with credits following, all written out.

Connections
Featured in T'as pas 100 balles? (1975)

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8/10

Arguably one of the best pictures ever made.

Steinbeck's classic story of 'my brother's keeper' brought to the silver screen in a reverent manner. Perhaps the biggest story in this film is the fact that Chaney jr. could REALLY act-he was undoubtedly cheated out of the Oscar for best actor. Merideth, best known to younger folks as Rocky's trainer does a fine job as the brains in this two man operation. Veteran cowboy star Bob Steele does a stand-out job as the heavy. The direction is steady and the script lifted literally from the novel(why improve perfection?) Remade several times, but never as effectively. Even if you've seen it 100 times, keep a hankie handy.