French Cancan

IMDb 7.2 1955 • 102 min • ComedyDramaRomanceMusic

Director

Jean Renoir

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Henri Danglard
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul Nini
María Félix
María Félix Lola
Anna Amendola
Anna Amendola Esther Georges
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Jean-Roger Caussimon Baron Walter