La Traversée de Paris (film)
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| Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara |
| Screenplay by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost |
| Based on | "La Traversée de Paris" by Marcel Aymé |
| Produced by | Henry Deutschmeister |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Bourvil Louis de Funès |
| Cinematography | Jacques Natteau |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | René Cloërec |
Production companies | Franco-London Film Continentale Produzione |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $18,297 (US re-release) |
La Traversée de Paris ("The trip across Paris") is a 1956 French comedy-drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, starring Jean Gabin, Bourvil and Louis de Funès. It is set in occupied Paris in 1942 and tells the story of two men who defy the curfew to deliver pork for the black market. The film is very loosely based on the short story "La traversée de Paris" by Marcel Aymé.
The film competed at the 17th Venice International Film Festival, where Bourvil won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The cynical portrayal of the occupation era was unconventional and made the film controversial upon the original release.