Summary
Petrus, a Montmartre photographer, is accidentally wounded by Migo, a dancer at the Frou Frou night club, when she is trying to shoot her faithless lover Rodrigue, a counterfeiter. Though Petrus tries to reconcile the lovers, Migo lands up with him after Rodrigue is finally killed by another jealous dancer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most romances, −12 min on the typical 107
typical 10795Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1946
October 2, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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FernandelPétrus
Simone SimonMigo
Pierre BrasseurRodrigue
Marcel DalioLuciani- DBDominique BrevanAnnette, flower seller
Jean-Roger CaussimonMilou- SSSimone SylvestreFrancine
Corinne CalvetLiliane
Émile RiandreysMacreuse, police officer
Georges PallyCommissioner- MGMarguerite GuillauminFrou-Frou choreographer
- GDGeorges DimerayJeweler
Jane MarkenMrs. Portal, butcher- AJAbel JacquinInspector Renault
- BBalbyFrou-Frou Bartender (uncredited)
- CCCora Camoin(uncredited)
Gabrielle FontanMrs. Brisson, newsagent (uncredited)- GFGuy Fournier(uncredited)
- SPSolange PodellFrou-Frou Dancer (uncredited)
- LRLucienne Rengnac(uncredited)
- MRMicheline Robert(uncredited)
Roger VadimBoy (uncredited)
Nicolas VogelJournalist (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Marc Allégret Director
Writing · 1
- Marcel Achard Screenplay
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