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Pete the Tender (1960)
Directed by François Villiers
Crime, Comedy · 1h 15m
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
Michel Simon
Pierrot
Claude Brasseur
Tony
Dany Saval
'Marie la Crèpe'
Marie Daëms
The Patroness of Péché Originel
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Emile
Michel Jourdan
Pierrot's sidekick
Simone Duhart
Owner of the cafe
Harry-Max
Notary
Maurice Biraud
Maternati
Jany Clair
Hair salon customer
Crew
- Director
- François Villiers
Details
- Original title
- Pierrot la tendresse
- Release date
- 1960-11-30
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Films Caravelle