Gates of Paris (film)

Porte des Lilas
Gates of Paris
Porte des Lilas; Gates of Paris
Directed by	René Clair
Written by	Novel:; René Fallet; Screenplay:; René Clair; Jean Aurel
Produced by	René Clair; André Daven
Starring	Pierre Brasseur; Georges Brassens; Henri Vidal; Dany Carrel
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur
Music by	Georges Brassens
Distributed by	Cinédis (France); Lopert Pictures Corporation (U.S.)
Release dates	20 September 1957 (Italy); 25 September 1957 (France);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian dramatic film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande Ceinture. The film is known as both Gates of Lilacs and The Gates of Paris, but was released under the latter title in the United States.^[1]

^ According to Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney in the Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (French Films, 1945–1993, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.

[1] According to Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney in the Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (French Films, 1945–1993, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.

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