Under the Roofs of Paris

Under the Roofs of Paris

1930
1h 32m
6.6

6.6/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Société des films sonores Tobis
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French Romanian

Quick Facts

Original Title Sous les toits de Paris
Release Date April 28, 1930
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0021409

Cast

Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean

Albert

Pola Illéry
Pola Illéry

Pola

Edmond T. Gréville
Edmond T. Gréville

Louis

Bill Bocket
Bill Bocket

Bill

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

Fred

Paul Ollivier
Paul Ollivier

Patron du café

Raymond Aimos
Raymond Aimos

Le voleur

Thomy Bourdelle
Thomy Bourdelle

François

Louis Pré Fils
Louis Pré Fils

Le locataire du troisième (uncredited)

Eugène Stuber
Eugène Stuber

Un membre de la bande à Fred (uncredited)

André Michaud
André Michaud

Un agent (uncredited)

Delphine Abdala
Delphine Abdala

La buraliste (uncredited)

Key Crew

René Clair
Director
René Clair
Writer