The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris
DramaComedyRomanceCrime

The Gates of Paris

1957
96 min
6.5
65.0%
User Score
(34 votes)

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...

DIRECTED BY

René Clair

STARRING

Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel, Raymond Bussières

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Cast

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Juju

Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens

The Artist

Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

Pierre Barbier

Dany Carrel

Dany Carrel

Maria

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother

Philippe de Chérisey

Paulo, a Regular at the Bistro

Annette Poivre

Annette Poivre

Nénette

Alain Bouvette

Alain Bouvette

Paulo's Boyfriend

Gérard Buhr

Gérard Buhr

An Inspector

Alice Tissot

Alice Tissot

The Concierge

Georges Aminel

Georges Aminel

(uncredited)