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Pépé le Moko is a 1937 French black-and-white crime, drama, and romance film directed by Julien Duvivier, who co-wrote the screenplay with Henri Jeanson. Produced by Robert and Raymond Hakim, the movie features Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Gaston Modot, and Gabriel Gabrio in the cast. Jules Kruger served as director of photography, while Vincent Scotto composed the music. The narrative is set in Algeria, though filming took place in Marseille.
The film has a runtime of 94 minutes and was originally released on January 28, 1937. It is distributed by Netflix and available on the Criterion Channel via video on demand. Paris Film Production is listed as a production company. The work has received various review scores, including 100%, 8.6/10, 98/100, and 7.6/10. It is a derivative work of a novel or book and has inspired the film Algiers.
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7.2Pépé 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.
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- film noir
- black and white
- french noir
- algiers, algeria
- algeria
- criminal gang
- wanted man
- casbah
- french polar
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Julien Duvivier
- Screenwriter
- Henri Jeanson
- Cast member
- Roger Legris
- Composer
- Vincent Scotto
- Producer
- Robert and Raymond Hakim
- Narrative location
- Algeria
- Filming location
- Marseille
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 813905
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1937-01-28
- title
- Pépé le Moko
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- derivative work
- Algiers
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.6/10
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