Fanny (1961)

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Fanny on IMDb 7.0/10 1,654 votes

Released:
1961-06-28

Overview:
Almost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father, and he longs for the sea. The night before he is to leave on a 5-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her. He must choose between an exciting life at sea, and a boring life with the woman he loves. And Fanny must choose between keeping the man she loves, and letting him live the life he seems to want.

Director:
Joshua Logan

Runtime:
2h 13min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Leslie Caron
    as
    Fanny
  • Maurice Chevalier
    as
    Panisse
  • Charles Boyer
    as
    Cesar
  • Horst Buchholz
    as
    Marius
  • Georgette Anys
    as
    Honorine (Fanny's Mother)