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The Gates of Paris

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The Gates of Paris

6.5

1h 36m

1957

Synopsis

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...

Director

René Clair

DramaComedyRomanceCrime

Cast & Crew

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

as Juju

Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens

as The Artist

Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

as Pierre Barbier

Dany Carrel

Dany Carrel

as Maria

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

as Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother

Philippe de Chérisey

as Paulo, a Regular at the Bistro

Annette Poivre

Annette Poivre

as Nénette

Alain Bouvette

Alain Bouvette

as Paulo's Boyfriend

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