The Gates of Paris(Movie, 1957)

Name: The Gates of Paris
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "Porte des Lilas" (French/FR)

1h 46min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian dramatic film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande Ceinture. The film is known as both Gates of Lilacs and The Gates of Paris, but was released under the latter title in the United States. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Gates of Paris

nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Film

About 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...

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Trailer for The Gates of Paris + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Porte des Lilas (1957) Bande Annonce VF [HD](Trailer, 3:32)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy

Plays in: Paris

Based on: "La Grande Ceinture" (find it on Amazon)

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 10 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/27/1957

Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel, Alice Tissot, Alain Bouvette, Albert Michel, Annette Poivre, Charles Bouillaud, Édouard Francomme, Gabrielle Fontan, Georges Aminel, Georges Bever, Georges Demas, Georgette Peyron, Gérard Buhr, Jacky Blanchot, Jacques Marin, Jean Sylvain, Joël Monteilhet, Louis Bugette, Michel Lucas, Paul Faivre, Paul Préboist, Philippe de Chérisey, Raymond Bussières, Robert Mercier, Sylvain Lévignac, Teddy Bilis

Director: René Clair

Producer: René Clair

Screenwriter: René Clair, Jean Aurel

Executive Producer: André Daven

Film Editor: Louisette Hautecoeur

Director of Photography: Robert Lefebvre

Composer: Georges Brassens

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Gates of Paris(Movie, 1957)

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