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Pépé le Moko

1937 · 94 min

A slow, shadowy descent into longing and entrapment, where charm and menace blur in a maze of narrow streets.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
Tagline
The World's New Triumph!
Overview
Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, crime, romance
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Henri La Barthe, Julien Duvivier
Starring
Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Gabriel Gabrio, Lucas Gridoux, Gilbert Gil, Line Noro, Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin
Music
Mohamed Iguerbouchène, Vincent Scotto
Cinematography
Jules Kruger, Marc Fossard
Runtime
94 min
Country
France
Languages
Arabic, French

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