The Gates of Paris (1957)
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...
- Released
- 1957-09-27
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- René Clair, René Clair, Jean Aurel
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 37 votes
Cast
- Pierre Brasseur as Juju
- Georges Brassens as The Artist
- Henri Vidal as Pierre Barbier
- Dany Carrel as Maria
- Raymond Bussières as Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father
- Gabrielle Fontan as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother
- Philippe de Chérisey as Paulo, a Regular at the Bistro
- Annette Poivre as Nénette
- Alain Bouvette as Paulo's Boyfriend
- Gérard Buhr as An Inspector
- Alice Tissot as The Concierge
- Georges Aminel as (uncredited)