Film
French Cancan
1955· 1h 42m· Comedy· Drama· Music· Romance
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.
1955-04-09
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Key Crew
DirectorJean Renoir
WriterJean Renoir
ProducerLouis Wipf
Director of PhotographyMichel Kelber
Original Music ComposerGeorges Van Parys
EditorBorys Lewin
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1955-04-09
Runtime1h 42m
StatusReleased
StudiosJolly Film · Franco London Films
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · Italy
Rating7.2/10 · 107 votes
Original languagefr
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