Last Tango in Paris (1972)

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136 min - Drama | Romance - 7 February 1973 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 19,897 users Metascore: 77/100
Reviews: 157 user | 82 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com

A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with a middle-aged American businessman who lays out ground rules that their clandestine relationship will be based only on sex.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Marlon Brando	...	Paul
	Maria Schneider	...	Jeanne
	Maria Michi	...	Rosa's Mother / La mère de Rosa
	Giovanna Galletti	...	Prostitute / La prostituée
	Gitt Magrini	...	Jeanne's Mother / La mère de Jeanne
	Catherine Allégret	...	Catherine (as Catherine Allegret)
	Luce Marquand	...	Olympia
	Marie-Hélène Breillat	...	Monique (as Marie-Helene Breillat)
	Catherine Breillat	...	Mouchette
	Dan Diament	...	TV Sound Engineer / L'ingénieur du son
	Catherine Sola	...	TV Script Girl / La script-girl
	Mauro Marchetti	...	TV Cameraman / Le cameraman
	Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Tom - un cinéaste, le fiancé de Jeanne (as Jean-Pierre Leaud)
	Massimo Girotti	...	Marcel
	Peter Schommer	...	TV Assistant Cameraman / L'assistant-opérateur

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Storyline

While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her. Written by Erich Schneider <erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu>

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content (re-rating) (1997) See all certifications »

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Country:

France | Italy

Language:

English | French (some dialogue)

Release Date:

7 February 1973 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El último tango en París See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,250,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$96,301,534 (Worldwide) (September 1980)

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Les Productions Artistes Associés, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

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Trivia

According to Maria Schneider, Marlon Brando's lines were routinely taped to her naked body because of his dyslexia and reluctance to memorize his dialog See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At her wake, Rose blinks when Paul leans in to clean her face. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Paul: [with his hands over his ears at the overwhelming sound of a passing train] Fucking GOD!
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Connections

Referenced in "Frasier: Slow Tango in South Seattle (#2.1)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Goodbye"
(or "Un largo adiós")
Composed by Gato Barbieri See more »

Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Ultimo tango a Parigi (original title)

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