Under the Roofs of Paris
1930 · Movie · 92 min
★ 6.6(66)unSUB Rating
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-04-28
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 92 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.6/10 (66 votes)
Themes
- paris, france
- pickpocket
- musical
- street singer
- busking
- sheet music
Cast & crew
Albert Préjean
as Albert
Pola Illéry
as Pola
Edmond T. Gréville
as Louis
Bill Bocket
as Bill
Gaston Modot
as Fred
Paul Ollivier
as Patron du café
Raymond Aimos
as Le voleur
Thomy Bourdelle
as François
Louis Pré Fils
as Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
as Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)
Directed by René Clair