Under the Roofs of Paris

6.7 / 10

(52 votes)

In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1930

Director:

René Clair

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Company:

Société des films sonores Tobis

Cast:
Albert Préjean

Albert

Pola Illéry

Pola

Edmond T. Gréville

Louis

Bill Bocket

Bill

Gaston Modot

Fred

Crew:
René Clair

Director

René Clair

Writer

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

René Le Hénaff

Editor

W. Morhenn

Sound