- Country: France
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1960-11-30
- Director: François Villiers
- Writers: Yvan Audouard , Charles Exbrayat , Jean Serge , François Villiers
- Language: French
- Stars: Michel Simon , Claude Brasseur (I) , Dany Saval , Marie Daëms , Jean-Pierre Marielle , Gène Villiers , Michel Jourdan , Simone Duhart , Harry-Max , Jacques Danoville
- Runtime: 75 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Pete the Tender , Pierrot la tendresse , Pierrot la tendresse (France, French Republic)
- Plot:
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, and Pierrot is left considering what to do with the loot, and with the criminal who does not yet realize he loves his attractive accomplice and could have a good life with her if he opts for walking the straight and narrow.
- IMDB:tt0054182
Pete the Tender Cast · · · ALL
François Villiers
Director
Michel Simon
Pierrot
Claude Brasseur
(I)
Tony
Dany Saval
'Marie la Crèpe'
Marie Daëms
The Patroness of Péché Originel
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Emile
Michel Jourdan
Pierrot's sidekick
Harry-Max
Notary
Jacques Danoville
Inspector
Maurice Biraud
Maternati
Jany Clair
Hair salon customer
Ermanno Casanova