The Gates of Paris

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...

Country:

France,

Italy

Genre:

Drama,

Comedy,

Romance,

Crime

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1957

Director:

René Clair

Cast:

Juju

the artist

Pierre Barbier

Maria

Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Dialogue

Screenplay