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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

María FélixMaría Félixas LolaJacques JouanneauJacques Jouanneauas BidonMichel PiccoliMichel Piccolias Le Capitaine ValorgueilRobert AuboyneauRobert Auboyneauas Le liftier (uncredited)Jean GabinJean Gabinas Henri DanglardJean-Marc TennbergJean-Marc Tennbergas SavateClaude BerriClaude Berrias Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)Jacques HillingJacques Hillingas Le chirurgien (uncredited)Lydia JohnsonLydia Johnsonas Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)Jean SylvèreJean Sylvèreas Le groom (uncredited)Jean ParédèsJean Parédèsas CoudrierJaque CatelainJaque Catelainas Le ministre (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas NiniGiani EspositoGiani Espositoas Prince AlexandreJacques CironJacques Cironas Premier gommeux (uncredited)Hubert DeschampsHubert Deschampsas Isidore (uncredited)Pierre OlafPierre Olafas Roberto (uncredited)Madame PâqueretteMadame Pâqueretteas Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)Michèle PhilippeMichèle Philippeas EleonoreCora VaucaireCora Vaucaireas Esther Georges (voice)Jean-Roger CaussimonJean-Roger Caussimonas Baron WalterFrance RocheFrance Rocheas BeatrixFrançois JouxFrançois Jouxas Le secrétaire (uncredited)Ursula Vian-KüblerUrsula Vian-Kübleras Une danseuse de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)Gaston GabarocheGaston Gabarocheas OscarAlbert RémyAlbert Rémyas BarjolinValentine TessierValentine Tessieras Mme. OlympeÉdith PiafÉdith Piafas Eugénie BuffetMartine AlexisMartine Alexisas Woman (uncredited)Dora DollDora Dollas La GénissePatachouPatachouas Yvette GuilbertBruno BalpBruno Balpas Man (uncredited)ValentinoValentinoas Man (uncredited)Paul MerceyPaul Merceyas Un homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)Anna AmendolaAnna Amendolaas Esther GeorgesRené-Jean ChauffardRené-Jean Chauffardas L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)Philippe ClayPhilippe Clayas Casimir le SerpentinMax DalbanMax Dalbanas Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)Sylvine DelannoySylvine Delannoyas Titine (uncredited)Dorothée BlanckDorothée Blanckas Woman (uncredited)Geneviève BujoldGeneviève Bujoldas Woman (uncredited)Anne-Marie MersenAnne-Marie Mersenas Paquita (uncredited)André NumèsAndré Numèsas Le voisin (uncredited)Franco PastorinoFranco Pastorinoas PauloAndré ClaveauAndré Claveauas Paul DelmetPalmyre LevasseurPalmyre Levasseuras Une blanchisseuse (uncredited)Pierre MoncorbierPierre Moncorbieras L'huissier (uncredited)Rosy VarteRosy Varteas Habituée du café (uncredited)Jacques MarinJacques Marinas Un spectateur (uncredited)