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Porte des Lilas 1957

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...

Directed by: René Clair
Written by: René Clair & Jean Aurel
Runtime: 106 minutes
Cast:
Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur
Juju 
Georges Brassens Georges Brassens
the artist 
Henri Vidal Henri Vidal
Pierre Barbier 
Dany Carrel Dany Carrel
Maria 
Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières
Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father 
Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan
Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's mother 
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Also known as:
  • The Gates of Paris