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Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles
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Title: Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Release Date: 30 May 2023

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Documentary, History

Director: Paris Première, INA

Production Companies: Paris Première, INA

Overview: A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the stage of the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris. At a time when homosexuality was considered a crime by the law, Poiret and Serrault achieved great success in boulevard theater. Their success continued on the silver screen, with three Oscar nominations and a Broadway musical. Combining never-before-seen archives from the play, extracts from the film, confessions by Poiret and Serrault, and interviews with witnesses, this is the story of a wild epic.

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Average Vote: 9.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Self / Georges (archive footage): Jean Poiret
  • Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage): Michel Serrault
  • Self: Frédéric Norbert
  • Self: Bernard Murat
  • Self: Jacques Nerson
  • Self: Alain Burosse
  • Self: Jean-Marie Besset
  • Self / Speakerine: Michel Fau
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