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Pépé le Moko ([pe.pe lə mo.ko]) is a 1937 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Jean Gabin, based on a novel of the same name by Henri La Barthe and with sets by Jacques Krauss. An example of the 1930s French movement known as poetic realism , it recounts the trapping of a gangster on the run in Algiers , who believes that he is ...
- Pépé le Moko, 1937 novel, by Henri La Barthe
- Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
- Julien Duvivier
- Julien Duvivier, Henri La Barthe, Jacques Constant (adaptation), Henri Jeanson (dialogue)
Pépé le Moko: Directed by Julien Duvivier. With Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin. A wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He is protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom outside. A visiting Parisian beauty may just tempt his fate.
- Julien Duvivier
- 4 min
Pepe le Moko is a notorious thief, who, after his last great heist, escaped from France to Algeria. Since his escape, le Moko became a resident and leader of the immense Casbah, or "native quarter", of Algiers. French officials who arrive insisting on Pepe's capture are met with unfazed local detectives, led by Inspector Slimane, who are biding ...
- $691,833
- Walter Wanger
- August 5, 1938 (US)
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Pépé le Moko est un film français de Julien Duvivier sorti en 1937, avec Jean Gabin et Mireille Balin, d'après le roman éponyme d'Henri La Barthe. Synopsis [ modifier | modifier le code ] La police cherche à coincer le caïd du milieu parisien, Pépé le Moko, réfugié avec sa bande dans la Casbah d'Alger .
- Paris Film
- Julien Duvivier
- Jean Gabin Line Noro Mireille Balin
Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin), 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.
- (96)
- Jean Gabin
- Julien Duvivier
- Drama
Watch the classic French film of Jean Gabin as a wanted criminal in the Casbah of Algiers, directed by Julien Duvivier and based on a novel by Ashelbé. Learn about the film's history, influence, and special features from the Criterion Collection.
Directed by Julien Duvivier • 1937 • United States. Starring Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Saturnin Fabre. The notorious Pépé le moko (Jean Gabin, in a truly iconic performance) is a wanted man: women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck at every turn.
