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The Gates of Paris (1957)

6.6 | Sep 27, 1957 (FR) | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime | 01:46

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...

Featured Crew

Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Producer
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Costume Design
Production Design
Director of Photography

Cast

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Georges Brassens
the artist
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Henri Vidal
Pierre Barbier
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Raymond Bussières
Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father
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Gabrielle Fontan
Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's mother
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Philippe de Chérisey
Paulo, a regular at the bistro
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Annette Poivre
Nénette
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Alain Bouvette
Paulo's boyfriend
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Gérard Buhr
an inspector