La Traversée de Paris

"JEAN GABIN and BOURVIL in a REMARKABLE FRENCH FILM with suspense predominating of course - but also much more than just a soupcon of laughter!"

1956

1h 20m

7.3(280 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

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Jean Gabin

Grandgil, artist painter

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Bourvil

Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver

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Louis de Funès

Jambier, grocer

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Jeannette Batti

Mariette Martin, Marcel's wife

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Georgette Anys

Lucienne Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe

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Robert Arnoux

Marchandot, butcher

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Laurence Badie

Restaurant waitress

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Myno Burney

Angèle Marchandot, butcher

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Germaine Delbat

Restaurant customer

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Monette Dinay

Mrs. Jambier, grocer

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Jean Dunot

Alfred Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe

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Bernard Lajarrige

Policeman

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Jacques Marin

Owner of the restaurant Saint Martin

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Hubert de Lapparent

Nervous hostage

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Hans Verner

German motorcyclist

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Hugues Wanner

Dédé's father

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Anne Carrère

Socialite (uncredited)

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Martine Alexis

German switchboard operator (uncredited)

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Béatrice Arnac

Arrested woman (uncredited)

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Anouk Ferjac

Young girl during the alert (uncredited]

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Hubert Noël

Arrested gigolo (uncredited)

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Paul Barge

Farmer with his cow (uncredited)

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Georges Bever

Consumer (uncredited)

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Yvonne Claudie

Old prostitute (uncredited)

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Yvette Cuvelier

Jewish servant at the Couronne (uncredited)

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Clément Harari

Hostage with glasses (uncredited)

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René Hell

Jambier's father (uncredited)

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Albert Michel

Concierge of the rue de Turenne (uncredited)

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Maryse Paillet

Woman in the restaurant (uncredited)

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Claude Vernier

Kommandatur secretary (uncredited)

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Jean Vinci

Disgruntled customer at the restaurant (uncredited)

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Louis Viret

Cyclist (uncredited)

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Michèle Nadal

Girl at the subway exit (uncredited)

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Harald Wolff

German Commander (uncredited)

Production

René Brun

(uncredited)

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Henri Lambert

(uncredited)

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