Directed by:
Jean RenoirCinematography:
Michel KelberComposer:
Georges Van ParysCast:
Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix, Anna Amendola, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Dora Doll, Giani Esposito, Jacques Jouanneau, Jean Parédès, Franco Pastorino (more)VOD (1)
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The legendary Jean Gabin plays Danglard, mentor to, and lover of, the stage stars of 1890s Paris. When he discovers a naïve young laundress (Francoise Arnoul) dancing in a nightclub he is inspired by her talent to revive the forgotten cancan in a show that the whole of Paris, rich and poor, will never forget. Based on the true story of Moulin Rouge founder Charles Zidler, Jean Renoir’s exuberant tale of an impresario’s commitment to his art is a masterpiece of Technicolor brilliance, which features luminaries of the 1950s Parisian café-concert scene, Edith Piaf and Patachou, as period artistes. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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Jean Gabin
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Holy Year (1976)
Françoise Arnoul
Best movies:
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
Way of Youth (1959)
The Country I Come From (1956)
María Félix
Mexico
Best movies:
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
French Cancan (1955)
Anna Amendola
Best movies:
Napoleon (1955)
French Cancan (1955)
We, the Women (1953)
Jean-Roger Caussimon
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
Law Breakers (1971)
Dora Doll
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Incorrigible (1975)
That Night in Varennes (1982)
Giani Esposito
Belgium
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Jacques Jouanneau
France
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Bed and Board (1970)
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
Jean Parédès
France
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Violette (1978)
Franco Pastorino
Italy
Best movies:
French Cancan (1955)
Michèle Philippe
France
Best movies:
French Cancan (1955)
Michel Piccoli
France
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
Milou in May (1990)
Mado (1976)
Albert Rémy
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Grand Prix (1966)
France Roche
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Life Together (1958)
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
Jean-Marc Tennberg
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Valentine Tessier
France
Best movies:
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
Life Size (1974)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Philippe Clay
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Tuvalu (1999)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Édith Piaf
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
French Cancan (1955)
Patachou
France
Best movies:
La Rumba (1987)
Napoleon (1955)
French Cancan (1955)
Cora Vaucaire
France
Best movies:
French Cancan (1955)
Circle of Love (1964)