Directed by:
Christian-JaqueCinematography:
Christian MatrasCast:
Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot, Henri Rollan, Geneviève Page, Nerio Bernardi, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Lucien Callamand (more)Plots(1)
Pauline Kael once characterized the French adventure film Fanfan the Tulip as a "Louis XV western". This is a pretty broad interpretation, though it is true that the film never stops moving--an excellent method of sustaining audience attention and plugging up the plot holes. Gerard Philipe plays Fanfan, a handsome, athletic and self-impressed young peasant soldier. Fanfan is as adept in the boudoir as on the battlefield; it has been prophesied that he will wed the king's daughter, thus he wants to get as much practice as possible. Fanfan's many conquests include Gina Lollobridgida and Genevieve Page, which may be why this film did so well in the States. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gérard Philipe
France
Best movies:
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Gina Lollobrigida
Italy
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Marcel Herrand
France
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
Ruy Blas (1948)
Olivier Hussenot
France
Best movies:
Judgment of the God (1952)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Henri Rollan
France
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
Geneviève Page
France
Best movies:
Grand Prix (1966)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
Nerio Bernardi
Italy
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
Blazing Sun (1960)
Jean-Marc Tennberg
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Lucien Callamand
France
Best movies:
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
The Black Tulip (1964)
Noël Roquevert
France
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Marie-October (1959)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Jean Debucourt
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Gil Delamare
France
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Judgment of the God (1952)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Sylvie Pelayo
France
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
A Simple Case of Money (1949)
Jean Parédès
France
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Violette (1978)
Françoise Spira
France
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Chnouf (1955)
Gérard Buhr
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Georgette Anys
France
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
L'Appel du destin (1953)
Jackie Blanchot
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
The Exchange Student (1967)
To Die of Love (1971)
Joé Davray
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
That Naughty Girl (1956)
The Light Across the Street (1955)
Hiram Sherman
USA
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)