The Gates of Paris
1957 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 792 VOTES · DIR. René Clair
Overview
Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...
Dialogue Timeline — 994 lines
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00:00:05 THE GATES OF PARIS
00:05:32 Listen, when I'm rich...
00:09:02 He's a friend, the Artist.
00:13:40 Answers a squirrel from a hole
00:18:30 Juju, are you working today?
00:21:04 Quiet! I'm coming!
00:24:15 What are you doing here?
00:27:13 - I just caught it. - Look at me. Don't pout.
00:31:36 - A lady. - What's her name?
00:35:56 Have you broken anything?
00:39:12 Have you got anything not so loud? It's for a sick person.
00:43:29 Military papers...
00:47:23 Is it a gift? From a girl?
00:51:23 We always lock the door.
00:56:26 - Who's he? - A friend.
01:01:20 - I won't say anything. - If I make you silent I can be sure.
01:04:45 - Perhaps someone told her. - Who could have told?
01:08:26 - What a bundle. - And you'll drink with me in mind.
01:12:24 And thousands of people went to drown their sorrows.
01:17:55 - Would you do me a favor? - Sure!
01:21:30 Arrived at the border. Police. "Passport?" Please.
01:24:43 Alphonse won't do anything.
01:28:47 Maria didn't say anything?
01:32:44 - What about you? - I don't want any.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed994
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:32:44
Production Record
DirectorRené Clair
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes792