1930
6.5 (55 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
Société des films sonores Tobis
Under the Roofs of Paris (Sous les toits de Paris)
Overview
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
Key Crew
Director: René Clair
Writer: René Clair
Director of Photography: Georges Périnal, Georges Raulet
Top Cast
Albert Préjean
Albert
Pola Illéry
Pola
Edmond T. Gréville
Louis
Bill Bocket
Bill
Gaston Modot
Fred
Paul Ollivier
Patron du café
Raymond Aimos
Le voleur
Thomy Bourdelle
François
