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Director:
Charles Walters
Writers:
Paul Gallico (story)
Helen Deutsch (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 September 1953 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
You'll fall in love with... more
Plot:
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'50's Star Mel Ferrer Dies At 90
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 June 2008, 10:41 AM, PDT)
Hepburn's Ex Husband Dies
 (From WENN. 4 June 2008, 12:16 AM, PDT)
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Charming film more (40 total)

Cast

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Leslie Caron ... Lili Daurier
Mel Ferrer ... Paul Berthalet
Jean-Pierre Aumont ... Marc (as Jean Pierre Aumont)

Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Rosalie
Kurt Kasznar ... Jacquot
Amanda Blake ... Peach Lips (red-haired dame)
Alex Gerry ... Store proprietor
Ralph Dumke ... M. Corvier (cabaret and restaurant manager)
Wilton Graff ... M. Tonit (theatre agent)
George Baxter ... M. Enrique (theatre agent)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:G (re-rating) (1973) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #15985)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The earliest known appearance of the "smiley" emoticon, :-), was in an ad for this film in the New York Herald Tribune on 10 March 1953, page 20, columns 4-6. The film opened nationwide, and this ad possibly ran in many newspapers. It read: Today You'll laugh :-) You'll cry :-( You'll love <3 'Lili'" This should not be confused with the graphical yellow "smiley face", which was first drawn by Harvey Ball some 10 years later. more
Quotes:
Paul Berthalet: [whispering unseen from behind the puppet stage in his own voice] And I care, Lili. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Errand Boy (1961) more
Soundtrack:
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Charming film, 26 August 2002
10/10
Author: Emily Combe from L.A.

This is one of my favorite films. It is so delightfully simple. Leslie Caron does a marvelous job of making us believe she is an awkward 16 year old in love with a magician. I can't explain exactly why I love this film--perhaps I'm a sucker for all in-love-with-someone-who's-in-love-with-someone-else stories, or maybe I have a soft spot for puppets. But this film warms me to the heart and I recommend it to all but the heart hearted cynic.

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