Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The pity of it all seems slightly forced, the melodramatics too obvious.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The screenplay is by Jacques Prevert, the most accomplished dialogist of the period, and the famous sets, with their overtones of German expressionism, are by Alexander Trauner.
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Set convincingly on the streets and in the tenements, every frame here feels lived in.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A superb example of French poetic realism.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
What brings this film into greatness is the absolutely pitch-perfect lucid performance by Gabin.
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Cast
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Jean Gabinas Francois -
Jules Berryas M. Valentin -
Arlettyas Clara
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Jacqueline Laurentas Francoise -
Mady Berryas Janitor's Wife -
Jacques Baumeras Police Inspector
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