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Can-Can (1960)
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Release Date:
9 March 1960 (USA)
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The Entertainment Event of the Year!
Plot:
1896, Montmartre: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless...
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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5 nominations
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Big-Budget Hollywood Tribute to Vintage Years of Moulin Rouge
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Frank Sinatra | ... | François Durnais |
 | Shirley MacLaine | ... | Simone Pistache |
 | Maurice Chevalier | ... | Paul Barriere |
 | Louis Jourdan | ... | Philipe Forrestier |
| Juliet Prowse | ... | Claudine |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Andre - the head waiter |
| Leon Belasco | ... | Arturo - orchestra leader |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Bailiff |
| John A. Neris | ... | Jacques - the Photographer |
| Jean Del Val | ... | Judge Merceaux |
| Ann Codee | ... | League president |
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Cole Porter's Can-Can (USA) (complete title)
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131 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) |
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During filming, Nikita Khrushchev visited the set with his wife. He reportedly was shocked by the open sexuality on display, and remarked: "The face of mankind is prettier than its backside."
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François Durnais:
You look like a broken umbrella.
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Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (#1.4)" (1988)
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C'est Magnifique
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| Why Paris Banned the Can-Can | flcracker |
| Why not Sinatra? | ladystorm282001 |
| What happened with the costumes? | classics4me |
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Shirley MacLaine is a delight as the owner/operator of an 1895 Paris Night Club. The problem: A new, "disgusting" dance craze called the "Can Can" has swept Paris, and Shirley's night club seems to be the only place that dares to perform it nightly. Money man Frank Sinatra, who also is the on-again-off-again fiancé of the owner, attempts to bribe the authorities to turn a blind eye to what's going on at the club. Law man Louis Jourdan also falls for Shirley, while an ever-wise Maurice Chevallier tries his best to play cupid.
The musical numbers are wonderful, especially Shirley MacLaine's solo "Come Along With Me", The MacLaine/Sinatra duet "Let's Do It" and the grand finale "Can Can". -- This film cost 6 million dollars to produce, which was a lot in 1960. I'm glad they went through with it, because this is one of my favorite film musicals. They don't come much better than this!