La cage aux folles (1978)

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87 min - Comedy - 30 March 1979 (USA)

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Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married... See full summary »

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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ugo Tognazzi	...	Renato Baldi
	Michel Serrault	...	Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
	Claire Maurier	...	Simone Deblon
	Rémi Laurent	...	Laurent Baldi
	Carmen Scarpitta	...	Louise Charrier
	Benny Luke	...	Jacob
	Luisa Maneri	...	Andrea Charrier
	Michel Galabru	...	Simon Charrier
	Venantino Venantini	...	Le chauffeur de Charrier
	Carlo Reali	...	The bouncer
	Guido Cerniglia	...	The doctor
	Angelo Pellegrino
	Nicola D'Eramo
	Vinicio Diamanti
	Liana Del Balzo	...	Mme Charrier

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Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner. Written by Elisabeth Freeman <freeman-elisabeth@cs.yale.edu>

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Comedy

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Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 March 1979 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Birds of a Feather See more »

Filming Locations:

Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$18,709 (USA) (1 April 1979) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$21,400,826 (Worldwide)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Da Ma Produzione, Les Productions Artistes Associés See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 87 min | USA: 110 min | Argentina: 98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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The Broadway musical based on this movie opened on Aug 21, 1983 at the Palace Theatre, ran for 1761 performances and won the 1984 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book and Score. See more »

Quotes

Albin Mougeotte: He's being taken from us, and we won't have any others.
Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.
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Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 22 June 1996" (1996) See more »

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