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Gates of Paris (1957)

★ 7.195 min

1957 French film

Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande ceinture. The film is known as both Gates of Lilacs and The Gates of Paris, but was released under the latter title in the United States.

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What is Gates of Paris about?
Gates of Paris (1957) — Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend, an artist, are forced at gunpoint to care for a fugitive, Peirre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care
Is Gates of Paris based on a true story?
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