Under the Roofs of Paris

Name: Under the Roofs of Paris
Director: René Clair
Released: 1930
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T. Gréville, Bill Bocket, Paul Ollivier

1930 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 2,558 VOTES · DIR. René Clair

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 264 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 UNDER THE ROOFS OF PARIS

00:03:47 So forget the past And kiss me fast!

00:09:11 - Then turn me in. - Give the money back.

00:16:12 Can't you give me a nicer good night?

00:17:27 Sixty-three.

00:29:18 How do you say it in Romanian?

00:31:24 Why not?

00:34:35 I've had enough! This is my house.

00:37:22 This kid's ridiculous!

00:41:12 C'mon, open up!

00:42:05 I gotta take a trip. Can you watch this?

00:45:55 As sung in the music halls.

00:46:33 He's throwing his health away

00:47:03 That you begin to turn white

00:51:30 Don't go.

00:53:08 Sure.

00:56:17 Lay off me. You can wait.

00:59:42 Who?

01:02:59 We should get out of town.

01:10:32 Leave me alone!

01:13:03 Hello, Albert.

01:19:11 I don't want any.

01:26:16 - I don't. - Neither do I.

01:29:42 All together now.

Cast & Characters

Albert Préjean Albert Pola Illéry Pola Edmond T. Gréville Louis Bill Bocket Bill Paul Ollivier Un client Gaston Modot Fred Delphine Abdala La buraliste Raymond Aimos Un gars du milieu Raymond Blot Un membre de la bande à Fred Thomy Bourdelle François

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed264

Dialogue density2.9 lines / min

First line00:00:01

Final line01:29:42

Production Record

DirectorRené Clair

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes2,558