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French Cancan

French Cancan

Release: 1955-04-09·Runtime: 102m·★ 7.2
ComedyDramaRomanceMusic

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.

Production Countries

FranceItaly

Production Companies

Jolly Film
Franco London Films

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Cast

Michel PiccoliMichel Piccolias Le Capitaine ValorgueilPatachouPatachouas Yvette GuilbertClaude BerriClaude Berrias Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)Dorothée BlanckDorothée Blanckas Woman (uncredited)Geneviève BujoldGeneviève Bujoldas Woman (uncredited)Jacques JouanneauJacques Jouanneauas BidonPalmyre LevasseurPalmyre Levasseuras Une blanchisseuse (uncredited)Pierre OlafPierre Olafas Roberto (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Henri DanglardGaston GabarocheGaston Gabarocheas OscarRené-Jean ChauffardRené-Jean Chauffardas L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)Lydia JohnsonLydia Johnsonas Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)Ursula Vian-KüblerUrsula Vian-Kübleras Une danseuse de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)Jean-Roger CaussimonJean-Roger Caussimonas Baron WalterAlbert RémyAlbert Rémyas BarjolinAnne-Marie MersenAnne-Marie Mersenas Paquita (uncredited)Pierre MoncorbierPierre Moncorbieras L'huissier (uncredited)Jean ParédèsJean Parédèsas CoudrierMaría FélixMaría Félixas LolaJean-Marc TennbergJean-Marc Tennbergas SavateAnna AmendolaAnna Amendolaas Esther GeorgesFranco PastorinoFranco Pastorinoas PauloMichèle PhilippeMichèle Philippeas EleonoreFrance RocheFrance Rocheas BeatrixPhilippe ClayPhilippe Clayas Casimir le SerpentinJacques CironJacques Cironas Premier gommeux (uncredited)Hubert DeschampsHubert Deschampsas Isidore (uncredited)André NumèsAndré Numèsas Le voisin (uncredited)Rosy VarteRosy Varteas Habituée du café (uncredited)Madame PâqueretteMadame Pâqueretteas Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas NiniJaque CatelainJaque Catelainas Le ministre (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)Jacques MarinJacques Marinas Un spectateur (uncredited)Bruno BalpBruno Balpas Man (uncredited)Sylvine DelannoySylvine Delannoyas Titine (uncredited)ValentinoValentinoas Man (uncredited)Jean SylvèreJean Sylvèreas Le groom (uncredited)Valentine TessierValentine Tessieras Mme. OlympeMax DalbanMax Dalbanas Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)François JouxFrançois Jouxas Le secrétaire (uncredited)Édith PiafÉdith Piafas Eugénie BuffetAndré ClaveauAndré Claveauas Paul DelmetDora DollDora Dollas La GénisseMartine AlexisMartine Alexisas Woman (uncredited)Paul MerceyPaul Merceyas Un homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)Jacques HillingJacques Hillingas Le chirurgien (uncredited)Giani EspositoGiani Espositoas Prince AlexandreCora VaucaireCora Vaucaireas Esther Georges (voice)Robert AuboyneauRobert Auboyneauas Le liftier (uncredited)