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Can-Can
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6.2/10   741 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay) and
Charles Lederer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 March 1960 (USA) more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
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Big-Budget Hollywood Tribute to Vintage Years of Moulin Rouge more (14 total)

Cast

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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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Also Known As:
Cole Porter's Can-Can (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
131 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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Mono (35mm) (optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm) (magnetic prints)
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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." more
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François Durnais: You look like a broken umbrella. more
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C'est Magnifique more

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Big-Budget Hollywood Tribute to Vintage Years of Moulin Rouge, 21 May 2005
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Author: mdm-11 from United States

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!

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