Movie

Volpone (1941)

• May 10, 1941
• 1h 34m

• Comedy

Overview

Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.

Directors

Maurice Tourneur, Jacques de Baroncelli

Writers

Jules Romains

Starring

Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin