The Gates of Paris

Overview

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 27, 1957

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Italy

Cast

Paul Faivre,Joël Monteilhet,Anne Gardel,Raymond Bussières,Pierre Brasseur,Paul Préboist,Dany Carrel,Alain Bouvette,Jean Sylvain,Gérard Buhrand 19 more

Director

René Clair

Writer

Jean Aurel,René Clair,René Fallet

Producer

René Clair

Cinematography

Robert Lefebvre

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0050850