Les Petites Cardinal (1951)
Napoleon III, the Commune, the third Republic in the background. In the foreground, two pretty, talented sisters, Virginie and Pauline Cardinal. They are ballerinas at the Opera de Paris and very much courted by wealthy, elegant men. They will manage to climb in the society of their time, despite parents set on respectability but also attracted by money.
- Date of release
- 1951-06-22
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Gilles Grangier
Casting
- Saturnin Fabre — Horace Cardinal
- Véra Norman — Virginie Cardinal
- Denise Grey — Mrs. Cardinal
- Jacques Castelot — The Baron of Glaïeuls
- Claude Nicot — Gaspard
- Sophie Leclair — Pauline Cardinal
- Jacques Meyran — Giuseppe Chamborini, singing master
- Henri Niel — The concierge
- Jacqueline Noëlle — Anais, a dancer
- Paul Azaïs — The stage manager
- Jean Tissier — Marquis Alberto de Cavalcanti
- Jacques Beauvais — The coachman (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Little Cardinals is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Saturnin Fabre, Véra Norman and Denise Grey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. It was based on Ludovic Halévy's novel of the same title.
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