In Paris, the newspaper seller Pascal (Lino Ventura) is a simple, but honest man respected by his friends. He has a love affair with Germaine "Mémène" Montillie (Dora Doll), who works distributing newspaper to the sellers. One day, Pascal is resting nearby the Sena, he sees a man jumping into the water of the rives trying to commit suicide. Pascal saves him and the man, Didier Barrachet (Robert Hirsch), tells him that he is in unrequited love with his wife, Catherine Barrachet (Andréa Parisy), but his brother-in-law Phillipe Barrachet (Alfred lAdam) and she want to intern him in a mental institution to steal his wealth. Pascal brings Didier home and help him to prove that he is telling the truth. He also visits Catherine that confirms Didier's story. Out of the blue, Didier is murdered at home and Pascal is accused of killing him. But when Pascal looks at the body, the man is not Didier. But the smart inspector Dodelot (Jean Desailly) wants more evidences to blame Pascal.
"125 rue Montmartre" (1959) is a pleasant French film-noir, with Lino Ventura in the role of a good man. The story is sordid, with Robert Hirsch and Andréa Parisy framing the street vendor. Jean Desailly performs an intelligent and witty police inspector that uses his experience to resolve the case. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Caso da Rua Montmartre" ("The Case of the Montmartre Street")
"125 rue Montmartre" (1959) is a pleasant French film-noir, with Lino Ventura in the role of a good man. The story is sordid, with Robert Hirsch and Andréa Parisy framing the street vendor. Jean Desailly performs an intelligent and witty police inspector that uses his experience to resolve the case. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Caso da Rua Montmartre" ("The Case of the Montmartre Street")