French Cancan (1955)
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
- Date of release
- 1955-04-09
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (113)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
- Director
- Jean Renoir
Casting
- Jean Gabin — Henri Danglard
- Françoise Arnoul — Nini
- María Félix — Lola
- Anna Amendola — Esther Georges
- Jean-Roger Caussimon — Baron Walter
- Dora Doll — La Génisse
- Giani Esposito — Prince Alexandre
- Gaston Gabaroche — Oscar
- Jacques Jouanneau — Bidon
- Jean Parédès — Coudrier
- Franco Pastorino — Paulo
- Michèle Philippe — Eleonore
Interesting facts
French Cancan is a 1955 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin, Francoise Arnoul and María Félix. It marked Renoir's return to France and to French cinema after an exile that began in 1940.
Production
The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The sets were designed by the art director Max Douy.
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