French Cancan
1955Nineteenth-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.
Acted in
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
Michel Piccoli
as Le Capitaine Valorgueil
Albert Rémy
as Barjolin
France Roche
as Beatrix
Jean-Marc Tennberg
as Savate
Valentine Tessier
as Mme. Olympe
Philippe Clay
as Casimir le Serpentin
Édith Piaf
as Eugénie Buffet
Patachou
as Yvette Guilbert
Cora Vaucaire
as Esther Georges (voice)
André Claveau
as Paul Delmet
Mario Juillard
as Bruno Balpe
Jean Raymond
as Paulus
Martine Alexis
as Woman (uncredited)
Claude Arnay
as Deuxième gommeux (uncredited)
Robert Auboyneau
as Le liftier (uncredited)
Bruno Balp
as Man (uncredited)
Maurice Barnay
as Man (uncredited)
Laurence Bataille
as La Pygmée (uncredited)
Claude Berri
as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
Dorothée Blanck
as Woman (uncredited)
Geneviève Bujold
as Woman (uncredited)
Léo Campion
as Le commandant (uncredited)
Jaque Catelain
as Le ministre (uncredited)
René-Jean Chauffard
as L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)
Jacques Ciron
as Premier gommeux (uncredited)
Max Dalban
as Patron de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)
Sylvine Delannoy
as Titine (uncredited)
Hubert Deschamps
as Isidore (uncredited)
Valentino Garavani
as Man (uncredited)
Henri-Roland Hercé
as Man (uncredited)
Jacques Hilling
as Le chirurgien (uncredited)
Corinne Jansen
as Woman (uncredited)
Jedlinska
as La Gigolette (uncredited)
Lydia Johnson
as Mme. Guibolle (uncredited)
François Joux
as Le secrétaire (uncredited)
Maïa Jusanova
as Woman (uncredited)
Ursula Vian-Kübler
as Une danseuse de "La Reine Blanche" (uncredited)
Palmyre Levasseur
as Une blanchisseuse (uncredited)
Jacques Marin
as Un spectateur (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
as Un homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
Anne-Marie Mersen
as Paquita (uncredited)
Gaston Modot
as Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)
Pierre Moncorbier
as L'huissier (uncredited)
Annik Morice
as Thérèse (uncredited)
Jean Mortier
as Le gérant de l'hôtel (uncredited)
Michèle Nadal
as Bigoudi (uncredited)
André Numès
as Le voisin (uncredited)
Pierre Olaf
as Roberto (uncredited)
René Pascal
as Man (uncredited)
André Philip
as Man (uncredited)
Pâquerette
as Mimi Prunelle (uncredited)
Jean Sylvère
as Le groom (uncredited)
Rosy Varte
as Habituée du café (uncredited)