Pepe Le Moko Movie Review 1937

An influential French film about a notorious gangster holed up in the Casbah, emerging at his own peril out of love for a beautiful woman. Stirring film established Gabin as a matinee idol. Cinematography is particularly fine too. Based upon the D'Ashelbe novel. The basis for both "Algiers," the popular Boyer-Lamarr melodrama, and the musical "The Casbah." In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 87 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Femme Fatale, Africa

Screenplay

Julien Duvivier, Henri Jeanson

Cast

Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Gabriel Gabrio, Lucas Gridoux

Cinematography

Jules Kruger

Director

Julien Duvivier

Music

Vincent Scotto

Producer

Paris Film