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Porte des Lilas is a 1957 French-Italian dramatic 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.
Original Release
09/20/1957
US Release
01/14/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Brasseur | Juju |
| Georges Brassens | L'Artiste / the artist |
| Henri Vidal | Pierre Barbier |
| Dany Carrel | Maria |
| Raymond Bussières | Alphonse / Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Madame Sabatier / Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's mother |
| Amédée | Paulo - un habitué du café / Paulo, a regular at the bistro |
| Annette Poivre | Nénette |
| Alain Bouvette | Le copain de Paulo / Paulo's boyfriend |
| Alice Tissot | La concierge / the concierge |
Directors
Writers
René Clair, René Fallet, Jean Aurel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Brasseur | Juju |
| Georges Brassens | L'Artiste / the artist |
| Henri Vidal | Pierre Barbier |
| Dany Carrel | Maria |
| Raymond Bussières | Alphonse / Alphonse, the bistro, Maria's father |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Madame Sabatier / Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's mother |
| Amédée | Paulo - un habitué du café / Paulo, a regular at the bistro |
| Annette Poivre | Nénette |
| Alain Bouvette | Le copain de Paulo / Paulo's boyfriend |
| Alice Tissot | La concierge / the concierge |
| Robert Balpo | Un habitué du café / a regular at the cafe |
| Georges Bever | Le pharmacien / the pharmacist |
| Teddy Bilis | Un secrétaire au commissariat / a secretary at the police station |
| Charles Bouillaud | L'agent / the agent |
| Louis Bugette | Le brigadier / the brigadier |
| Gérard Buhr | Un inspecteur / an inspector |
| Christian Denhez | Un gosse / a kid |
| Paul Faivre | Le marchand de radios / the radio dealer |
| Edouard Francomme | Un habitué du café / a regular at the café |
| Anne Gardel | Une dame / a lady |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| André Daven | Executive Producer |
| René Clair | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
