French Cancan (1955)

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French Cancan on IMDb 7.5/10 3,051 votes

Released:
1955-04-09

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

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music

  • Cast:
  • Jean Gabin
    as
    Henri Danglard
  • Françoise Arnoul
    as
    Nini
  • María Félix
    as
    Lola
  • Anna Amendola
    as
    Esther Georges
  • Jean-Roger Caussimon
    as
    Baron Walter