Pépé le Moko

  • Jean Gabin: Pépé le Moko
  • Lucas Gridoux: Inspector Slimane
  • Mireille Balin: Gaby Gould
  • Gaston Modot: Jimmy
  • Fernand Charpin: Régis

Pépé le Moko - In the dark of Algiers (French: Pépé le Moko ) is a film directed by Julien Duvivier in 1936 based on a novel by Roger Ashelbé. The film is considered a representative of poetic realism, but is also often mentioned in connection with precursors of film noir.

Action

A native of Marseille gangster Pépé can submerge on the run from the police in Algeria. In the Kasbah of Algiers, he is safe from the clutches of the French police. Police Inspector Slimane finds that he is Pepe's only getting hold when he sets a trap. He lets Gaby, has fallen in love with Pepe to know that this had been shot. Then Gaby intends to embark for France. As Pepe finds out, he leaves the Kasbah to explain Gaby everything, and is arrested. As the ship that kidnapped Gaby, gives his departure signal to Pépé stabs.

Criticism

" Duvivier has here adapted and varied motives of the American gangster film sent. His film was an international success. The gloomy fatalism, in which the hope of love and to see a vague happiness opportunity gloom can only appear more oppressive, was in the thirties, not only in France a receptive audience. There are several remakes of the film, but all remained negligible " Jürgen Labenski. Reclams film leader, Stuttgart 1973

Comments

The film was only 22 years after its release in theaters. In 1938, the director John Cromwell directed a Hollywood remake titled Algiers with Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr in the main roles.

Awards

1936 in film Screenplay Henri Jeanson Film score Casbah John Cromwell (director) Algiers (Film)
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