By the Window
1948, French. Directed by Gilles Grangier.
Gaston, nicknamed Pilou, has left his native village and Yvette, the girl of his heart, to go to Paris where he has found work as a painter. He is a naive good-natured man who, like most of his fellow-workers, favors a little song or two while he works. For the time being he is busy repainting the exterior of a block of flats and, when he does not sing to pass the time, he looks through the windows, observing the tenants in their daily lives. As time goes by, he goes as far as intervening and changing the course of their lives. In the end, despite having found a lookalike of his fiancée, he returns to her.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Gilles GrangierDirector
- BourvilGaston 'Pilou'
- Suzy DelairFernande / Yvette
- Michèle PhilippeRenée Laforest
- Mona DolBlanche Duroussy
- France EllysMrs. Laforest, Renée's mother
- André AlermeAlavoine
- René DupuyAlbert Roussel
- Jean BarrèrePaul
- Paul FaivreLaforest
- Frédéric MuniéCast
- Yvette AndréyorClémence
- Madeleine SuffelConcierge
Details
- Released
- 22 January 1948
- Original title
- Par la fenêtre
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Georges Neveux, Arthur Harfaux, Maurice Henry
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By the Window runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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By the Window isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 January 1948. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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Who directed By the Window?
By the Window (1948) was directed by Gilles Grangier and stars Bourvil, Suzy Delair, Michèle Philippe.