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User Rating:
7.1/10   159 votes
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Director:
René Clair
Writers:
René Clair (screenplay) &
René Fallet (novel) ...
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Release Date:
14 January 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
An old bum becomes infatuated with a pretty young girl who gets entangled with a young gangster. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Birthday Suit: You've Seen Demi's
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User Reviews:
Saw it in my youth more (4 total)

Cast

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Pierre Brasseur ... Juju
Georges Brassens ... L'Artiste
Henri Vidal ... Pierre Barbier
Dany Carrel ... Maria
Raymond Bussières ... Alphonse
Gabrielle Fontan ... Madame Sabatier
Amédée ... Paulo - un habitué du café
Annette Poivre ... Nénette
Alain Bouvette ... Le copain de Paulo
Alice Tissot ... La concierge
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gate of Lilacs
Quartiere dei lillà (Italy)
The Gates of Paris (USA)
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:106 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt/SFP - 2 Rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Company:
Filmsonor more

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Trivia:
Italian censorship visa #25175 delivered on 14 September 1957. more

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Saw it in my youth, 20 August 2001
Author: gdila (geegeed@aol.com) from Luding, MI, USA

I saw Porte des Lilas, called The Gates of Paris in English, back in 1957 - fresh out of high school fascinated with foreign films, especially of the French and Italians. Maybe because I was an awkward and romantic teenager myself, I must have related to the awkward and romantic Juju, the oafish man in love with the beautiful girl, frustrated by her mis-directed love for the deceitful but charismatic hoodlum. Clair was a wonderful filmmaker, and I have always remembered this film vividly. It was Paris and romance and danger to me.

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