Pépé le Moko (1937)
Pépé le Moko is a gangster from Paris that hides in Algier's Casbah. In the Casbah, he is safe and is able to elude the police's attempts to capture him (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Julien Duvivier
Written By: Julien Duvivier, Henri Jeanson, Henri La Barthe, Jacques Constant
Starring: Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Gaston Modot, Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin, René Bergeron, Charles Granval, Mireille Balin, Gabriel Gabrio, Lucas Gridoux, Gilbert Gil, Paul Escoffier
Country: France
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Pépé le Moko belongs to 37 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (collaborative: moderated by kozan26 - 234 stars)
2. Criterion Collection (collaborative: moderated by caffe - 167 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Scottathon - 39 stars)
4. Rotten Tomatoes - over 95% (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 32 stars)
5. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
6. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)
7. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
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11. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (collaborative: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)
12. Metacritic - Universal Acclaim (collaborative: moderated by sengir - 14 stars)
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14. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2020 revision) (public: djross - 14 stars)
15. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 11 stars)
16. Cinema Discusso Yearly Consensus (2008) (public: PeaceAnarchy - 10 stars)
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MartinTeller | 90 94th |
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Excellent film, lots of fun to watch, and obviously influential. Jean Gabin is remarkable in it.
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eveelun | 80 78th |
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Charming noir (though I guess technically it's pre-noir), Gabin is excellent as the elegant yet conflicted Pepe.
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Nathan S | 5 93rd |
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Much has been made of this film's influence on everything from noir to neorealism, but what those typically dire forms failed to take is how utterly nonchalant this cops and robbers tale is. Within minutes Pepe and the gang gun down a gaggle of cops as if nothing ("it's good for the varicose veins"). How amusing, and how tremendously evocative of an exotic locale, the Casbah functioning at once as Pepe's cover and his cage, a labyrinth confounding the colonial forces of authority and tourism.
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Icarus | 87 83rd |
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So much to love here--the brisk pace, the atmosphere of the Casbah, Jean Gabin, and all those shadows. There is also an existential reflection on freedom and captivity, working on both a physical and a relational level. This theme resides mostly below the surface, but it helps to contextualize the ending.
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MovieCinema | 67 59th |
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Another amazing movie from Duviver, the dude sure knows how to film
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| Average Percentile 64.94% from 332 Ratings |  |