The Gates of Paris (1957)
September 27, 1957
Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
1h 46m
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...
Cast & Crew
- Director
- René Clair
- Juju Pierre Brasseur
- the artist Georges Brassens
- Pierre Barbier Henri Vidal
- Maria Dany Carrel
- Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father Raymond Bussières
- Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's mother Gabrielle Fontan
- Nénette Annette Poivre
- Paulo's boyfriend Alain Bouvette