Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
"Fanfan la Tulipe" (original title)

Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage and because a gipsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gipsy girl was in ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian-Jaque

Writers:

René Wheeler (original scenario), René Fallet (original scenario),

Stars:

Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Philipe	...	Fanfan La Tulipe (as Gérard Philipe du Théatre National Populaire)
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Adeline La Franchise
Marcel Herrand	...	Louis XV
Olivier Hussenot	...	Tranche-Montagne
Henri Rollan	...	Le maréchal d'Estrée (as Henri Rollan de la Comédie Française)
Nerio Bernardi	...	La Franchise
Jean-Marc Tennberg	...	Monsieur Lebel (as Jean Marc Tennberg)
Geneviève Page	...	La marquise de Pompadour
Sylvie Pelayo	...	Henriette de France
Lolita De Silva	...	La dame d'honneur (as Lolita de Silva)
Irène Young	...	Marion
Georgette Anys	...	Madame Tranche-Montagne
Hennery	...	Guillot
Lucien Callamand	...	Le maréchal de Brandebourg
Gil Delamare	...	Un soldat

Storyline

Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage and because a gipsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gipsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction. Fantastic swashbuckling adventures in a 18th century setting, with a light criticism of the war and the mighty.

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Plot Keywords:

army | escape | king | death sentence | gypsy | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 May 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fan-Fan the Tulip

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amato Produzione, Filmsonor, Les Films Ariane

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 12475 delivered on 31-7-1952.

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Goofs

Fanfan's white trousers get dirty from falling off a horse, but in the next scene they are clean.

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Connections

Remake of Fan Fan the Tulip (1925)

User Reviews

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

I remember this movie from the 50s when I was in college. It is one of the funniest satires of American Westerns that I have ever seen. I'm only sorry that I have not been able to see it recently and that it is is not out on tape or DVD. It is a real treat.