Pete the Tender
4.5
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.
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Michel Simon
Pierrot
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Claude Brasseur
Tony
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
François Villiers
Also in
Loulou de Montmartre
Claude Clert
Yvan Audouard
Also in
Tartarin de Tarascon
Dany Saval
'Marie la Crèpe'
Known for
Animal
Boeing, Boeing
Charles Exbrayat
Also in
Saint-Étienne : ville secrète
Marie Daëms
The Patroness of Péché Originel
Known for
Le Créateur
Jean Serge
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Emile
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
The Dream Team
Gène Villiers
Krishna
No other roles listed
Michel Jourdan
Pierrot's sidekick
Known for
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Razzia
François Villiers Director
First release November 30, 1960 · Produced in France · Original title Pierrot la tendresse
Production
Films Caravelle
Production
France
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Original title
Pierrot la tendresse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 30, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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