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Gigot

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Gigot (Jackie Gleason) is a Parisian janitor who is mute and docile, a noble simpleton kicked around by uncaring society. Yet he is tenderly human: He frequents all local funerals and never fails to cry. When he finds a local prostitute (Katherine Kath) and her bright-eyed daughter, Nicole (Diane Gardner), sheltering in his doorway, he takes them into his home. The lumbering giant and Nicole become fast friends, and Gigot finally has a family. But how long will this happiness last?

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 01/08/2020
Not mutton but ham was the meat that kept floating past my eyes while watching Jackie Gleason groping around for an Oscar in the Paris gutters. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/26/2014
2/5
Nothing but a vanity project for Jackie Gleason. The concept and story is his. The overbearing musical score is his. He's onscreen nearly all the time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gene Kelly

Director

Jackie Gleason

Gigot

Katherine Kath

Colette

Gabrielle Dorziat

Madame Brigitte

Jean Lefebvre

Gaston

Jacques Marin

Jean
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Synopsis Gigot (Jackie Gleason) is a Parisian janitor who is mute and docile, a noble simpleton kicked around by uncaring society. Yet he is tenderly human: He frequents all local funerals and never fails to cry. When he finds a local prostitute (Katherine Kath) and her bright-eyed daughter, Nicole (Diane Gardner), sheltering in his doorway, he takes them into his home. The lumbering giant and Nicole become fast friends, and Gigot finally has a family. But how long will this happiness last?
Director
Gene Kelly
Producer
Kenneth Hyman
Screenwriter
John Patrick
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Seven Arts Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 27, 1962, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 11, 2012
Runtime
1h 44m