Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
1930 · Feature film · 92 min · dir. René Clair
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
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
- Director
- René Clair
- Writer
- René Clair
- Composer
- Raoul Moretti
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Studio
- Société des films sonores Tobis
- Released
- 1930-04-28
- Original title
- Sous les toits de Paris
- Running time
- 92 minutes
Cast & crew
René Clair Director
Albert Préjean
Pola Illéry
Edmond T. Gréville
Bill Bocket
Gaston Modot
Paul Ollivier
Raymond Aimos
Thomy Bourdelle
