Gigolo (1951 film)

Gigolo
Directed byRoger Richebé
Written byJean Aurenche
Maurice Blondeau
Based onGibier de potence by Jean-Louis Curtis
Produced byRoger Richebé
StarringArletty
Georges Marchal
Nicole Courcel
CinematographyPhilippe Agostini
Edited byYvonne Martin
Music byHenri Verdun
Production
company
Films Roger Richebé
Distributed byFilms Roger Richebé
Release date
  • 8 November 1951 (1951-11-08)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Gigolo or Gallows Bird (French: Gibier de potence) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Arletty, Georges Marchal and Nicole Courcel.[1] [2] It is based on the 1949 novel of the same title by Jean-Louis Curtis.[3] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.

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In 1930s Paris Marceau leaves an orphanage and falls under the influence of Alice, an older woman who introduces him to the world of vice until he has become a gigolo. He is called up to serve during the Second World War and is then held as a prisoner of war. Released and returning to the capital he wishes to live an honest life helped by Dominique a kind young woman he has met. However, Alice refuses to let him out of her clutches and is ready to go so far as to kill him.

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Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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