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Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
67 audience votes
Key crew
- René ClairDirector
- René ClairWriter
- Raoul MorettiOriginal Music Composer
- Vincent ScottoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Albert PréjeanAlbert
- Pola IlléryPola
- Edmond T. GrévilleLouis
- Bill BocketBill
- Gaston ModotFred
- Paul OllivierPatron du café
- Raymond AimosLe voleur
- Thomy BourdelleFrançois
- Louis Pré FilsLe locataire du troisième (uncredited)
- Eugène StuberUn membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
- André MichaudUn agent (uncredited)
- Delphine AbdalaLa buraliste (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
paris, francepickpocketmusicalstreet singerbuskingsheet music