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The Gates of Paris (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 96 mins · French
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- Directed by
- René Clair
- Starring
- Jacques Marin, Pierre Brasseur, Gérard Buhr, Alain Bouvette, Édouard Francomme, Annette Poivre
Juju, a drunken oaf desperate to feel needed, and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to shelter fugitive Pierre Barbier in Juju’s dilapidated house. Determined to prove his usefulness, Juju quits drinking and tends to Pierre’s needs, only to discover the fugitive is having an affair with his girlfriend Maria, igniting jealousy and betrayal.
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