The Gates of Paris (1957)

Name: The Gates of Paris
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: 1957-09-27
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel, Raymond Bussières

Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...

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Released 1957-09-27 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime

Directed by René Clair

Cast

Pierre Brasseur as Juju
Georges Brassens as The Artist
Henri Vidal as Pierre Barbier
Dany Carrel as Maria
Raymond Bussières as Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father
Gabrielle Fontan as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother
Philippe de Chérisey as Paulo, a Regular at the Bistro
Annette Poivre as Nénette
Alain Bouvette as Paulo's Boyfriend
Gérard Buhr as An Inspector
Alice Tissot as The Concierge
Georges Aminel as (uncredited)
Robert Balpo as A Regular at the Cafe (uncredited)
Georges Bever as The Pharmacist (uncredited)
Teddy Bilis as A Secretary at the Police Station (uncredited)