French Cancan (1955)
French Cancan is a 1955 French-language comedy movie directed by Jean Renoir, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul and María Félix.
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.
Where to watch French Cancan
Stream: Criterion Channel
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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
- Dora Doll as La Génisse
- Giani Esposito as Prince Alexandre
- Gaston Gabaroche as Oscar
- Jacques Jouanneau as Bidon
- Jean Parédès as Coudrier
- Franco Pastorino as Paulo
- Michèle Philippe as Eleonore