Pépé le Moko is a gangster from Paris that hides in Algier's Casbah. In the Casbah, he is safe and is...
Run Time
94 min
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Crime, Drama, Romance
Language
French, Arabic
Keyword
Casbah, Police, Gangster, Algeria, Gang
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Melodrama, Romantic Drama, Gangster Film
Themes
Self-Destructive Romance, Star-Crossed Lovers
Tones
Moody, Atmospheric, Downbeat, Elegiac, Tense
Mood
In a Minor Key
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Pépé le Moko is a 1937 French film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin. It depicts an infamous gangster, Pépé le Moko ('Moko' is slang for a man from Toulon) who tries to escape the police by hiding in the casbah of the city of Algiers. The film is based on Henri La Barthe's novel of the same name; La Barthe contributed to the screenplay under the pseudonym 'Détective Ashelbé'. Pépé le Moko is an example of the 1930s French movement known as poetic realism, which combines gritty realism with occasional flashes of unusual cinematic tricks. The film is often seen as an early precursor of film noir.
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