Pete the Tender

Pete the Tender

Crime, Comedy | Nov. 30, 1960

In this crime drama, Michel Simon is cast as Pierrot, an elderly gangster who does not fit the stereotype -- he is soft-hearted. After a petty criminal betrays his cohorts by taking off with the loot from a big robbery, he is caught and sent to jail. Now he has served his time, and Pierrot is given the task of retrieving the stolen cash. The tyro criminal tries to use a pretty young woman who has fallen in love with him as a red herring for Pierrot's investigation. Everything backfires though, and Pierrot is left considering what to do with the loot, and with the criminal who does not yet realize he loves his attractive accomplice and could have a good life with her if he opts for walking the straight and narrow.

Pete the Tender

Crime, Comedy | Nov. 30, 1960

Pete the Tender
In this crime drama, Michel Simon is cast as Pierrot, an elderly gangster who does not fit the stereotype -- he is soft-hearted. After a petty criminal betrays his cohorts by taking off with the loot from a big robbery, he is caught and sent to jail. Now he has served his time, and Pierrot is given the task of retrieving the stolen cash. The tyro criminal tries to use a pretty young woman who has fallen in love with him as a red herring for Pierrot's investigation. Everything backfires though, and Pierrot is left considering what to do with the loot, and with the criminal who does not yet realize he loves his attractive accomplice and could have a good life with her if he opts for walking the straight and narrow.
Producers Films Caravelle
Original title Pierrot la tendresse
Directors François Villiers
Writers

Cast

Michel Simon

as Pierrot

Claude Brasseur

as Tony

Dany Saval

as 'Marie la Crèpe'

Marie Daëms

as The Patroness of Péché Originel

Gène Villiers

as Krishna

Michel Jourdan

as Pierrot's sidekick

Simone Duhart

as Owner of the cafe

Harry-Max

as Notary

Jacques Danoville

as Inspector

Maurice Biraud

as Maternati

Jany Clair

as Hair salon customer