The premiere took place at the 17th Venice International Film Festival where the film played in the main competition . It was released in France on 26 October the same year , distributed by Gaumont . It had 4,895,769 admissions in France , the fourth most admissions for films released in 1956 . The film was the second biggest grosser in Paris in the 1956-1957 season with a gross of $ 489,000 on admissions of 1,198,306
17th Venice International Film Festival
17th Venice International Film Festival
La Traversée de Paris (film)