Pépé le Moko

Unrated

3/3/19411h 34m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The World's New Triumph! ~

Overview:

Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$155,895.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
film noir
black and white
french noir
algiers, algeria
algeria
criminal gang
wanted man
casbah
french polar

Cast

Jean Gabin

~ as ~

Pépé le Moko

Mireille Balin

~ as ~

Gaby, the Parisian

Gabriel Gabrio

~ as ~

Carlos

Lucas Gridoux

~ as ~

Inspector Slimane

Gilbert Gil

~ as ~

Pierrot

Line Noro

~ as ~

Inès, Pépé's mistress

Saturnin Fabre

~ as ~

The Great Father

Fernand Charpin

~ as ~

Régis

Marcel Dalio

~ as ~

L'Arbi

Charles Granval

~ as ~

Maxime

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Reviews (1)

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hand2a
Written 5 month(s) ago
10
My first Duvivier and Gabin. I couldn't believe how good everything about this film is. Gabin is absolutely amazing and has such a vast presence on the screen without even really doing much, he reminds me of De Niro or Pesci in the way that when you watch him you never even consider that he's an actor rather than just actually being the character. All the other performances are great too and the film's characterisation is excellent, each character feels unique and thought out no matter how minor they are. The direction is great, as is the editing and writing, I love the little scenes where minor characters have their moment like when the lady is listening to herself sing on the phonograph. An exceptional film 5/5