Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

85 mins | Dec. 8, 1950

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Taking this new taste into account, the staff of the "Tambourin" and Jacques Hélian decide to set up their own club, "La Pivoine Ecarlate". They are joined by Pâquerette, a flower vendor and amateur singer, and by Jean-Pierre Francis, an existentialist poet...

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

85 mins | Dec. 8, 1950

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés
"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Taking this new taste into account, the staff of the "Tambourin" and Jacques Hélian decide to set up their own club, "La Pivoine Ecarlate". They are joined by Pâquerette, a flower vendor and amateur singer, and by Jean-Pierre Francis, an existentialist poet...
Producers
Original title Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Directors André Berthomieu
Writers

Cast

Jacques Hélian

as Self

Jeanne Moreau

as La môme Pâquerette

Henri Génès

as Gustave dit Tatave

Gabriel Cattand

as Le poète Jean-Pierre Francis

Emilio Carrer

as Constantin Esposito

Paul Faivre

as L'oncle Jules

Gaston Orbal

as L'imprésario Golden dit Goldy

Michèle Berger

as La dame au smoking

Charles Bouillaud

as Un inspecteur

Amédée

as Albert

Van Doude

as Robert

Ginette Garcin

as Self

Jean Marco

as Self

Pierre Brun

as Self

André Martin

as Self

Nicolas Amato

as Un maître d'hôtel

Albert Dinan

as Monsieur Jo

Georges Lannes

as L'inspecteur Martin

Claude Nollier

as La baronne Simone

Jean Berton

as Le commissaire

Jean-Pierre Cassel

as Un figurant

Annie Girardot

as Une jeune fille

Palmyre Levasseur

as Une cliente

Daniel Mendaille

as Le directeur de la P.J.