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French Cancan
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Title: French Cancan

Release Date: 27 Dec 1954

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music

Director: Jolly Film, Franco London Films

Production Companies: Jolly Film, Franco London Films

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.129 (89 votes)

Cast

  • Henri Danglard: Jean Gabin
  • Nini: Françoise Arnoul
  • Lola: María Félix
  • Esther Georges: Anna Amendola
  • Baron Walter: Jean-Roger Caussimon
  • La Génisse: Dora Doll
  • Prince Alexandre: Giani Esposito
  • Oscar: Gaston Gabaroche
  • Bidon: Jacques Jouanneau
  • Coudrier: Jean Parédès
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