This Pretty World
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1957
1h 35min
Pépito runs a gang of thugs with authority. He has a natural son, Gaston, a professor of literature in Aix-en-Provence, whom he has hardly ever seen. Gaston announces himself for Christmas, and Pépito decides to make him look good by moving into his headquarters: a château where the crooks will be able to exercise their talents as composers.
Storyline
Pépito runs a gang of thugs with authority. He has a natural son, Gaston, a professor of literature in Aix-en-Provence, whom he has hardly ever seen. Gaston announces himself for Christmas, and Pépito decides to make him look good by moving into his headquarters: a château where the crooks will be able to exercise their talents as composers.
Released
27 September 1957
Runtime
1h 35min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont, gray-film
Cast
Yves Deniaud
Pépito
Micheline Dax
Lulu
Darry Cowl
Gaston
Raymond Devos
The abbot
Jacques Fabbri
Ravaillac
Marcelle Arnold
Marjorie Cleanwater, novelist
Jean Bellanger
'La Caisse', the band’s treasurer
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Joseph
Jacques Charon
'La Tulipe'
Robert Dalban
'Petite Main'
Robert Lombard
Hector Chassepot, Captain of the gendarmerie
Made Siamé
A woman from Pepito's gang
André Weber
'Cure-dent'
Don Ziegler
The American
Bernard Charlan
The man who asks for a little white
Yvonne Clech
Countess of Valmendois
Joëlle Janin
Acting
Jacques Mancier
Count of Valmendois
Cissé Sophiane
Banjo
Lila Kedrova
Léa
Noël Roquevert
The commander
Christian Brocard
The man who brings the croissants (uncredited)
Michel Giannou
(uncredited)
René Hell
A man from Joseph's gang (uncredited)