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73% Critic Match
La Traversée de Paris
“JEAN GABIN and BOURVIL in a REMARKABLE FRENCH FILM with suspense predominating of course - but also much more than just a soupcon of laughter!”
7.3 / 10• 1956• 1h 20m•NR• French
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
Cast & Crew
Jean Gabin
Grandgil, artist painter
Lead
Bourvil
Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
Louis de Funès
Jambier, grocer
Jeannette Batti
Mariette Martin, Marcel's wife
Georgette Anys
Lucienne Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe
Robert Arnoux
Marchandot, butcher
Laurence Badie
Restaurant waitress
Myno Burney
Angèle Marchandot, butcher
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Autant-Lara's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. La Traversée de Paris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
