La Loi des rues / Law of the Streets / Ralph Habib / 1956

La Loi des rues

1956 Drama

Credits

Director: Ralph Habib
Script: Jean Ferry, Ralph Habib, Auguste Le Breton (novel)
Photo: Pierre Petit
Music: Joseph Kosma, Marcel Stern
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant (Yves Tréguier), Jean Gaven (Dède), Josette Arno (Zette), Raymond Pellegrin (Jo), Lino Ventura (Mario) Angelvin (Charlot), Louis de Funès (Paulo), Jacques Dhéry (L’agent cycliste), Lanciers (Pierre), Marius Laurey (Le Rat), Fernand Ledoux (Père Blain), Roland Lesaffre (Le grêle), Mary Marquet (Madame Blain), Silvana Pampanini (Wanda), Jo Peignot (Raymond), Jean-Marc Tennberg (Marcel)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 100 min; B&W
Aka: Law of the Streets

Summary

Yves Treguier is an orphan who has spent his entire life in children’s homes. Now a rebellious adolescent, Yves goes on the run and heads for Paris, where he falls under the protection of Dédé la Glace, a sympathetic crook. When Dédé falls ill, Yves finds work as a drugs trafficker so that he can pay his doctor’s bills. One day, he meets a 17-year-old girl named Zette to whom he is instantly attracted. When she becomes pregnant, Yves makes the decision to become an honest man. But life still isn’t kind to Yves...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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