Apple TVPépé le Moko (1937)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.
Starring Cast
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Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Pépé le Moko is a tragic drama centered on a gangster's personal struggle with confinement and longing. The film's core conflict and narrative solution are primarily existential and individual, lacking explicit political messaging or ideological alignment with either left or right viewpoints.
The film features traditional casting for its era, with no evident intentional diversity-driven race or gender swaps. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its plot.
Secondary
Pépé le Moko is a classic French film noir centered on a gangster's life and doomed romance. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pépé le Moko (1937) is an original film, not an adaptation of prior source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no pre-existing canon or historical record to establish a different gender for any character.
This 1937 French film is the original adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence of any character, established as one race in the source material, being portrayed by an actor of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
10.0
9.8
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