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French Cancan

Year:

1956

Duration:

102 min | USA:93 min (1956 version) | West Germany:87 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Jean Renoir

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 1956-04-16

Cast

Actor

Character

Jean Gabin

French Cancan

Françoise Arnoul

Nini

María Félix

Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Espramadura 'La Belle Abbesse'

Anna Amendola

Esther Georges

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Baron Walter

Dora Doll

La Génisse

Giani Esposito

Prince Alexandre

Gaston Gabaroche

Oscar, le pianiste

Jacques Jouanneau

Bidon

Jean Parédès

Coudrier

Franco Pastorino

Paulo, le boulanger

Michèle Philippe

Eleonore

Michel Piccoli

Le Capitaine Valorgueil

Albert Rémy

Barjolin

France Roche

Beatrix

Jean-Marc Tennberg

Savate

Valentine Tessier

Mme Olympe, mère de Nini

Philippe Clay

Casimir le Serpentin

Édith Piaf

Eugénie Buffet

Patachou

Yvette Guilbert

Cora Vaucaire

Esther Georges (singing voice)

André Claveau

Paul Delmet

Mario Juillard

Bruno Balpe (voice)

Jean Raymond

Paulus

Lia Amanda

Geneviève Bujold

(unconfirmed)

Martine Alexis

Bit Part (uncredited)

Claude Arnay

Deuxième gommeux (uncredited)

Robert Auboyneau

Le liftier (uncredited)

Bruno Balp

Bit Part (uncredited)

Maurice Barnay

Extra (uncredited)

Laurence Bataille

La Pygmée (uncredited)

Claude Berri

Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)

Dorothée Blanck

Bit Part (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, le garçon de café (uncredited)

Valentino Garavani

Extra (uncredited)

Henri-Roland Hercé

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jacques Hilling

Le chirurgien (uncredited)

Corinne Jansen

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jedlinska

La Gigolette (uncredited)

Lydia Johnson

Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)

François Joux

Le secrétaire (uncredited)

Maïa Jusanova

Bit Part (uncredited)

Ursula Kubler

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, blanchisseuse (uncredited)

Jean Mortier

Le gérant de l'hôtel (uncredited)

Michèle Nadal

Bigoudi (uncredited)

André Numès Fils

Le voisin (uncredited)

Pierre Olaf

Roberto, pierrot siffleur (uncredited)

René Pascal

Bit Part (uncredited)

André Philip

Bit Part (uncredited)

Pâquerette

Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)

Jean Sylvère

Le groom (uncredited)

Rosy Varte

Habituée du café (uncredited)

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Trivia

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