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Pépé le Moko

Pépé le Moko

The World's New Triumph!

19377.21h 34m

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.

Directed by Julien Duvivier
Written by Henri Jeanson, Jacques Constant, Henri La Barthe
Produced by Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
Box Office0Revenue: $156K

Top Cast

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Pépé le Moko

Mireille Balin

Mireille Balin

Gaby, the Parisian

Gabriel Gabrio

Gabriel Gabrio

Carlos

Lucas Gridoux

Lucas Gridoux

Inspector Slimane

Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil

Pierrot

Line Noro

Line Noro

Inès, Pépé's mistress

Saturnin Fabre

Saturnin Fabre

The Great Father

Fernand Charpin

Fernand Charpin

Régis

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

L'Arbi

Charles Granval

Charles Granval

Maxime

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfilm noirblack and whitefrench noiralgiers, algeriaalgeriacriminal gangwanted mancasbahfrench polar

About Pépé le Moko

Pépé le Moko is a drama, crime, romance film released in 1937 exploring themes of based on novel or book, film noir, black and white, french noir, algiers, algeria, algeria. Directed by Julien Duvivier, it stars Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Gabriel Gabrio. 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.

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