The Gates of Paris

The Gates of Paris

Movie 1957-09-27 1h 36m Drama Comedy Romance Crime
★ 6.6 / 10 · 36 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...

Status
Released
Country
France
Language
French
Director
René Clair
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 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)
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Awards

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2 nominated

  • 1958 International Submission to the Academy Awards Nominated
  • 1958 Best International Feature Film Nominated

BAFTA Awards 1 nominated

  • 1958 Best Film Nominated

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