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Director:
Jean Renoir
Writers:
Jean Renoir (adaptation)
André-Paul Antoine (idea)
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Release Date:
16 April 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge. full summary | add synopsis
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If in Cannes ev'ry tan courtesan can .... more (16 total)

Cast

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Jean Gabin ... Henri Danglard
Françoise Arnoul ... Nini
María Félix ... Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Espramadura 'La Belle Abbesse'
Anna Amendola ... Esther Georges
Jean-Roger Caussimon ... Baron Walter
Dora Doll ... La Génisse
Giani Esposito ... Prince Alexandre
Gaston Gabaroche ... Oscar, le pianiste
Jacques Jouanneau ... Bidon
Jean Parédès ... Coudrier
Franco Pastorino ... Paulo, le boulanger
Michèle Philippe ... Eleonore
Michel Piccoli ... Le Capitaine Valorgueil
Albert Rémy ... Barjolin
France Roche ... Beatrix
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Only the French Can (USA) (cut version)
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Runtime:
102 min | USA:93 min (1956 version) | West Germany:87 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:I
Company:
Franco London Films more

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Trivia:
Italian censorship visa #17930 delivered on 17 December 1954. more
Soundtrack:
Le Gros Chat more

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If in Cannes ev'ry tan courtesan can ...., 16 December 2003
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Acknowledgments to Cole Porter from whose lyric CanCan (the title song of his 1953 Broadway show of the same name) I take my one line summary. This is, purely and simply, a Valentine to Paris, the Belle Epoque, the Impressionists, you-name-it. As such it is both stunning and sumptuous.Gabin - who began in the French Music Halls - is superb, but then when isn't he, Arnoul is a revelation. More? Well, the photography is ... the music is ... the ambience is ... aw, what the hell, go see it, do yourself a great big favor. 9/10

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