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By the Window

6.519481h 25mMovieComedy

Gaston, nicknamed Pilou, has left his native village and Yvette, the girl of his heart, to go to Paris where he has found work as a painter. He is a naive good-natured man who, like most of his fellow-workers, favors a little song or two…

DirectorGilles Grangier
WritersMaurice Henry·Georges Neveux
ProducerPierre Gérin

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Cast · Directed by Gilles Grangier

BBourvil
Bourvil
Gaston 'Pilou'
SDSuzy Delair
Suzy Delair
Fernande / Yvette
MPMichèle Philippe
Michèle Philippe
Renée Laforest
MDMona Dol
Mona Dol
Blanche Duroussy
FE
France Ellys
Mrs. Laforest, Renée's mother
AAAndré Alerme
André Alerme
Alavoine
RD
René Dupuy
Albert Roussel
JB
Jean Barrère
Paul
PFPaul Faivre
Paul Faivre
Laforest
FM
Frédéric Munié
YAYvette Andréyor
Yvette Andréyor
Clémence
MS
Madeleine Suffel
Concierge

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