Pépé le Moko

Pépé le Moko

The World's New Triumph!

1937 · 94 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Crime, Romance

Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.

Directed by Julien Duvivier · Written by Julien Duvivier

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