Pete the Tender

Information

Release DateNovember 30, 1960
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased
ProductionFilms Caravelle
LanguagesFrench
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Pete the Tender

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

François Villiers
François Villiers

Featured Cast

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Pierrot

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Tony

Dany Saval

Dany Saval

'Marie la Crèpe'

Marie Daëms

Marie Daëms

The Patroness of Péché Originel

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Emile

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