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1954 | Color | 97:00

In 1880 Paris, Monsieur Danglard is recruiting beautiful young ladies for his theater company. He plans to open a new cabaret in town, the Moulin Rouge, where the main attraction will be the can-can. Among the girls is the naïve Nini, who is seduced by Danglard, although her main admirer is Prince Alexandre. Lola, a jealous dancer who is in love with Danglard, makes things even more complicated.


Country: Francia
Direction: Renoir; Jean
Script: sobre una idea de André-Paul Antoine, Renoir; Jean
Production: Wipf; Louis
Photography: Kelber; Michel
Sound: Petitjean; Antoine
Music: Van Parys; Georges
Cast:Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Gianni Esposito, Philippe Clay, Jean Parédès, Édith Piaf, Félix; María, Piccoli; Michel
Art direction: Douy; Max
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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