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Spotlight on French Poetic Realism

Pépé le moko • 19m

The following interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith was recorded in 2024.

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    Julien Duvivier on PÉPÉ LE MOKO

    Julien Duvivier on PÉPÉ LE MOKO

    This interview with director Julien Duvivier, in which he discusses his career and PÉPÉ LE MOKO, was conducted for the French television program “Cinépanorama” in 1962.

  • Remembering Jean Gabin
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    Remembering Jean Gabin

    Remembering Jean Gabin

    Presented here are excerpts from Creative Arts Television’s 1978 documentary REMEMBERING JEAN GABIN. Originally broadcast on the television program “Camera Three,” these clips feature filmmaking colleagues discussing the legendary actor and the impact of his role as Pépé in PÉPÉ LE MOKO.

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    PÉPÉ LE MOKO and ALGIERS

    PÉPÉ LE MOKO and ALGIERS

    This 2002 piece compares PÉPÉ LE MOKO with its 1938 U.S. remake, ALGIERS.

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