French Cancan(1955)
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.
Movie: French Cancan
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Henri Danglard
Nini
Lola
Esther Georges
Baron Walter
La Génisse
Prince Alexandre
Bidon
Coudrier
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