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French Cancan (1955)

April 9, 1955 (FR) Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music • 102m

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.

Director

Jean Renoir

Writer

Jean Renoir

Top Billed

Jean Gabin

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Top Billed Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin

Henri Danglard

Anna Amendola
Anna Amendola

Esther Georges

Dora Doll
Dora Doll

La Génisse

Giani Esposito
Giani Esposito

Prince Alexandre

Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli

Le Capitaine Valorgueil

Philippe Clay
Philippe Clay

Casimir le Serpentin

Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf

Eugénie Buffet

Patachou
Patachou

Yvette Guilbert

Cora Vaucaire
Cora Vaucaire

Esther Georges (voice)

Martine Alexis
Martine Alexis

Woman (uncredited)

Claude Arnay
Claude Arnay

Deuxième gommeux (uncredited)

Robert Auboyneau
Robert Auboyneau

Le liftier (uncredited)

Bruno Balp
Bruno Balp

Man (uncredited)

Maurice Barnay
Maurice Barnay

Man (uncredited)

Laurence Bataille
Laurence Bataille

La Pygmée (uncredited)

Claude Berri
Claude Berri

Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)

Dorothée Blanck
Dorothée Blanck

Woman (uncredited)

Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold

Woman (uncredited)

Léo Campion
Léo Campion

Le commandant (uncredited)

Jaque Catelain
Jaque Catelain

Le ministre (uncredited)

René-Jean Chauffard
René-Jean Chauffard

L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)

Jacques Ciron
Jacques Ciron

Premier gommeux (uncredited)

Max Dalban
Max Dalban

Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)

Sylvine Delannoy
Sylvine Delannoy

Titine (uncredited)

Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps

Isidore (uncredited)

Valentino
Valentino

Man (uncredited)

Henri-Roland Hercé
Henri-Roland Hercé

Man (uncredited)

Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling

Le chirurgien (uncredited)

Corinne Jansen
Corinne Jansen

Woman (uncredited)

Jedlinska
Jedlinska

La Gigolette (uncredited)

Lydia Johnson
Lydia Johnson

Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)

François Joux
François Joux

Le secrétaire (uncredited)

Maïa Jusanova
Maïa Jusanova

Woman (uncredited)

Ursula Vian-Kübler
Ursula Vian-Kübler

Une danseuse de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)

Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur

Une blanchisseuse (uncredited)

Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin

Un spectateur (uncredited)

Paul Mercey
Paul Mercey

Un homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)

Anne-Marie Mersen
Anne-Marie Mersen

Paquita (uncredited)

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)

Pierre Moncorbier
Pierre Moncorbier

L'huissier (uncredited)

Annik Morice
Annik Morice

Thérèse (uncredited)

Jean Mortier
Jean Mortier

Le gérant de l'hôtel (uncredited)

Michèle Nadal
Michèle Nadal

Bigoudi (uncredited)

André Numès
André Numès

Le voisin (uncredited)

Pierre Olaf
Pierre Olaf

Roberto (uncredited)

René Pascal
René Pascal

Man (uncredited)

André Philip
André Philip

Man (uncredited)

Jean Sylvère
Jean Sylvère

Le groom (uncredited)

Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte

Habituée du café (uncredited)

Madame Pâquerette
Madame Pâquerette

Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)

Crew
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir

Adaptation

Serge Vallin
Serge Vallin

Assistant Director

Yvonne Fortuna
Yvonne Fortuna

Makeup Artist

Pierre Kast
Pierre Kast

Assistant Director

Max Douy
Max Douy

Production Design

Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

Rosine Delamare
Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Jacques Douy
Jacques Douy

Set Decoration

Jean André
Jean André

Set Decoration

Claude Grandjean
Claude Grandjean

Choreographer

Michel Kelber
Michel Kelber

Director of Photography



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

August 22, 2024

This is quite an entertaining story about monsieur "Danglard" (Jean Gabin) who runs a chic little Parisian café but hasn't two sous to rub together. He's ambitious though, a bit of a dreamer, an so when out on a jaunt with belly-dancing mistress "Lola" (Maria Félix) to the city's seedy Montmatre district he sees the original cancan in full flow and decides that there's still a place for that dance in late 19th century society. How to raise the ca… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

Revenue

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