
Pete the Tender 1960
Overview
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, a
Director: François Villiers
Cast

Michel Simon
Pierrot

Claude Brasseur
Tony

Dany Saval
'Marie la Crèpe'

Marie Daëms
The Patroness of Péché Originel

Jean-Pierre Marielle
Emile
Gène Villiers
Krishna

Michel Jourdan
Pierrot's sidekick

Simone Duhart
Owner of the cafe

Harry-Max
Notary
Jacques Danoville
Inspector