Pépé le Moko (re-release)
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4.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5 out of 10

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  1. PatC.
    Apr 3, 2007
    8
    A charming and deftly told film, memorable in its day for the ease in which it immersed the viewer in a foreign culture. Pepe is a Robin-Hood style criminal hero whose popularity derives more from the enemies he's assembled than from nuances in his character, but the desperation in his situation is not glossed over. But the real star of the show is the Casbah itself, and it's no stretch to see how the intrigue of this French North African urban scene paved the way for Casablanca, which soon followed.… Collapse
  2. RoyD.
    Jan 18, 2003
    8
    Liked Casbah with Tony Martin circa forties as well.
  3. DaveV.
    Jul 13, 2002
    6
    Interminable. After and interesting set-up describing how the Casbah works, although there are interesting bits, it's slow as molasses. 90 minutes, but felt like 3 hours.

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Metascore
98 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    100
    An early voice-over segment about the Casbah itself, before Gabin makes an appearance, is so pungent you can almost taste the place, even though the filming was clearly done in a studio.
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  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    100
    Above all, the film is a classic of "poetic realism," that distinct brand of pessimistic '30s French urban drama that gave lyrical, sometimes even surrealistic, interpretations to working-class romances and underworld characters, settings and dramas.
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    This masterpiece of poetic realism features one of Gabin's most renowned performances, a smart subtext about French colonialism, and enough exotic atmosphere to keep your head in the clouds long after the final scene.
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