Gigot (1962)
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Jackie Gleason plays Gigot, a lumbering but lovable mute Parisian derelict. Shunned by the "respectable" people around him, Gigot is beloved by the children. One of the kids, a little girl, is the melancholy daughter of an insensitive prostitute. Gigot befriends the lonely child and protects her against her wicked parent and the local constabulary. Gigot was heavily edited by 20th Century Fox prior to its release, and subsequently disowned by its director, Gene Kelly. Still, a few hilarious and genuinely poignant moments shine through in this Chaplinesque tour de force for Jackie Gleason, who not only starred but wrote the script and the musical score. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jackie Gleason, Katherine Kath, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gene Kelly
Synopsis of Gigot
Jackie Gleason plays Gigot, a lumbering but lovable mute Parisian derelict. Shunned by the "respectable" people around him, Gigot is beloved by the children. One of the kids, a little girl, is the melancholy daughter of an insensitive prostitute. Gigot befriends the lonely child and protects her against her wicked parent and the local constabulary. Gigot was heavily edited by 20th Century Fox prior to its release, and subsequently disowned by its director, Gene Kelly. Still, a few hilarious and genuinely poignant moments shine through in this Chaplinesque tour de force for Jackie Gleason, who not only starred but wrote the script and the musical score. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Gigot
- Jackie Gleason - Gigot
- Gabrielle Dorziat - Mme. Brigitte
- Jacques Marin - Jean
- Yvonne Constant - Lucille Duval
- Albert Dinan - Bistro Proprietor
- René Havard - Albert
- Jean Michaud - Gendarme
- Paula Dehelly - Baker's wife
- Frank Villard - Pierre
- Katherine Kath - Colette
- Jean Lefebvre - Gaston
- Albert Remy - Alphonse
- Germaine Delbat - Mme. Greuze
- Camille Guerini - Priest
- Louis Falavigna - Mon. Duval
- Richard Francoeur - Baker
- Jacques Ary - Blade
- Director(s):
- Gene Kelly
- Writer(s):
- John Patrick
- Producer(s):
- Kenneth Hyman
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