Porte des Lilas

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For the metro station in Paris see Porte des Lilas (Paris Métro).
The Porte des Lilas
Directed by René Clair
Produced by René Clair
André Daven
Written by René Clair
René Fallet (novel)
Jean Aurel
Starring Pierre Brasseur
Georges Brassens
Henri Vidal
Dany Carrel
Music by Georges Brassens
Distributed by Filmsonor
Release date(s) Flag of Italy20 September 1957
Flag of France25 September 1957
Running time 95 min.
Country France / Italy
Language French
IMDb profile

Porte des Lilas (Gate of Lilacs, aka The Gates of Paris) is a 1957 French-Italian dramatic film directed by René Clair. The film is based on René Fallet's novel "La Grande Ceinture". The film was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award in 1958 and won the Bodil Award for Best European Film.

Leonard Maltin gives the film 3 stars (out of four).[1]

[edit] Summary

A gangster (Vidal) takes refuge in his friends (Brassens) house.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Leonard Maltin (2003). Leonard Maltin's 2003 Movie Guide: p.510


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