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The gangster Pepe le Moko is charismatically played by the great Jean Gabin in this film noir precursor from France. He hides from the Parisian authorities in the Casbah of Algiers, where the people treat him like royalty, and remains safe until his undoing by a beautiful woman.
This article appears in March 19 • 2004.
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