French Cancan poster

French Cancan

7.2(113)19551h 42m2

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • dancer
  • musical
  • nightclub owner
  • montmartre, paris
  • cabaret dancer
  • moulin rouge

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Behind the camera

Director

Jean Renoir

Produced in

France, Italy

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical16 Apr 1956
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical30 Sept 1955
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical14 Oct 1955
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereParis27 Apr 1955
    • Theatrical3 May 1955
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical9 Apr 1955
  • HungaryHU

    • TV11 Aug 1968
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical27 Dec 1955
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical26 Aug 1955
  • RussiaSU

    • Theatrical24 Apr 1989

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French Cancan was released on 9 April 1955.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    8/22/2024

    7/10

    This is quite an entertaining story about monsieur "Danglard" (Jean Gabin) who runs a chic little Parisian café but hasn't two sous to rub together. He's ambitious though, a bit of a dreamer, an so when out on a jaunt with belly-dancing mistress "Lola" (Maria Félix) to the city's seedy Montmatre district he sees the original cancan in full flow and decides that there's still a place for that dance in late 19th centur…

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