French Cancan
09/04/1955
2h

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.
Cast


Jean Gabin
Henri Danglard


Françoise Arnoul
Nini


María Félix
Lola


Anna Amendola
Esther Georges


Jean-Roger Caussimon
Baron Walter


Dora Doll
La Génisse


Giani Esposito
Prince Alexandre


Gaston Gabaroche
Oscar


Jacques Jouanneau
Bidon


Jean Parédès
Coudrier


Franco Pastorino
Paulo


Michèle Philippe
Eleonore


Michel Piccoli
Le Capitaine Valorgueil


Albert Rémy
Barjolin


France Roche
Beatrix


Jean-Marc Tennberg
Savate


Valentine Tessier
Mme. Olympe


Philippe Clay
Casimir le Serpentin


Édith Piaf
Eugénie Buffet


Patachou
Yvette Guilbert


Cora Vaucaire
Esther Georges (voice)


André Claveau
Paul Delmet
Mario Juillard
Bruno Balpe
Jean Raymond
Paulus


Martine Alexis
Woman (uncredited)
Claude Arnay
Deuxième gommeux (uncredited)


Robert Auboyneau
Le liftier (uncredited)


Bruno Balp
Man (uncredited)
Maurice Barnay
Man (uncredited)
Laurence Bataille
La Pygmée (uncredited)


Claude Berri
Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)


Dorothée Blanck
Woman (uncredited)


Geneviève Bujold
Woman (uncredited)
Léo Campion
Le commandant (uncredited)


Jaque Catelain
Le ministre (uncredited)


René-Jean Chauffard
L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)


Jacques Ciron
Premier gommeux (uncredited)


Max Dalban
Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)


Sylvine Delannoy
Titine (uncredited)


Hubert Deschamps
Isidore (uncredited)
Valentino Garavani
Man (uncredited)
Henri-Roland Hercé
Man (uncredited)


Jacques Hilling
Le chirurgien (uncredited)
Corinne Jansen
Woman (uncredited)
Jedlinska
La Gigolette (uncredited)


Lydia Johnson
Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)


François Joux
Le secrétaire (uncredited)
Maïa Jusanova
Woman (uncredited)


Ursula Vian-Kübler
Une danseuse de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)


Palmyre Levasseur
Une blanchisseuse (uncredited)


Jacques Marin
Un spectateur (uncredited)


Paul Mercey
Un homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)


Anne-Marie Mersen
Paquita (uncredited)


Gaston Modot
Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)


Pierre Moncorbier
L'huissier (uncredited)
Annik Morice
Thérèse (uncredited)
Jean Mortier
Le gérant de l'hôtel (uncredited)
Michèle Nadal
Bigoudi (uncredited)


André Numès
Le voisin (uncredited)


Pierre Olaf
Roberto (uncredited)
René Pascal
Man (uncredited)
André Philip
Man (uncredited)


Jean Sylvère
Le groom (uncredited)


Rosy Varte
Habituée du café (uncredited)


Madame Pâquerette
Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)
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