Gates of Paris

1957 film by René Clair
Movie film Q1005620
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Summary

Gates of Paris is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: René Clair[3]
  • Screenwriter: René Clair[4], Jean Aurel[5]
  • Composer: Georges Brassens[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], film noir[8]
  • Based on: La Grande Ceinture[9]
  • Cast member: Pierre Brasseur[10], Georges Brassens[11], Henri Vidal[12], Dany Carrel[13], Alice Tissot[14], Alain Bouvette[15], Albert Michel[16], Annette Poivre[17], Charles Bouillaud[18], Édouard Francomme[19], Gabrielle Fontan[20], Georges Aminel[21], Georges Bever[22], Georges Demas[23]
  • Producer: René Clair[24]
  • Director of photography: Robert Lefebvre[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[26]
  • Color: black-and-white[27]
  • Country of origin: France[28], Italy[29]
  • Publication date: September 20, 1957[30], April 6, 1959[31]
  • Distributed by: Cineriz[32]
  • Narrative location: Paris[33]
  • Film editor: Louisette Hautecoeur[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[35], BAFTA Award for Best Film[36], International Submission to the Academy Awards[37]
  • Executive producer: André Daven[38]
  • Title: Porte des Lilas[39]
  • Duration: 95 minutes[40]
  • EIRIN film rating: G[41]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[42]

Why It Matters

Gates of Paris has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . cinemur.fr. cinemur.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Ampas collections film id → W080671
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 50850
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → French
    Distributed by → Cineriz
    Instance of → film
    Composer → Georges Brassens
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 71641, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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