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Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Ultimo tango a Parigi (original title)

NC_17 136 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   7 February 1973 (USA)
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Reviews: 158 user | 82 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com

A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with a middle-aged American businessman who lays out ground rules that their clandestine relationship will be based only on sex.

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Bernardo Bertolucci (story), Bernardo Bertolucci (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Brando ...
Maria Schneider ...
Maria Michi Maria Michi ...
Rosa's Mother / La mère de Rosa
Giovanna Galletti Giovanna Galletti ...
Prostitute / La prostituée
Gitt Magrini Gitt Magrini ...
Jeanne's Mother / La mère de Jeanne
Catherine Allégret Catherine Allégret ...
Catherine (as Catherine Allegret)
Luce Marquand Luce Marquand ...
Olympia
Marie-Hélène Breillat Marie-Hélène Breillat ...
Monique (as Marie-Helene Breillat)
Catherine Breillat ...
Mouchette
Dan Diament Dan Diament ...
TV Sound Engineer / L'ingénieur du son
Catherine Sola Catherine Sola ...
TV Script Girl / La script-girl
Mauro Marchetti Mauro Marchetti ...
TV Cameraman / Le cameraman
Jean-Pierre Léaud ...
Tom - un cinéaste, le fiancé de Jeanne (as Jean-Pierre Leaud)
Massimo Girotti ...
Marcel
Peter Schommer Peter Schommer ...
TV Assistant Cameraman / L'assistant-opérateur
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Storyline

While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her. Written by Erich Schneider <erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Love | Suicide | American Expatriate | Sex  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content (re-rating) (1997) See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France | Italy

Language:

English | French (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El último tango en París See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,250,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$96,301,534 (Worldwide) (September 1980)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Australia:  | USA: (R-rated version)  | USA: (NC-17 version)  | Italy: (original cut)  | Spain: (DVD edition)  | Norway:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

According to Maria Schneider, Marlon Brando's lines were routinely taped to her naked body because of his dyslexia and reluctance to memorize his dialog See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The bottle of "bourbon" is actually Jack Daniels' Tennessee whiskey. Since the Daniels distillery is not in the Bourbon region of Kentucky that whiskey cannot be called "bourbon" according to US law. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Paul: [with his hands over his ears at the overwhelming sound of a passing train] Fucking GOD!
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Connections

Featured in Il était une fois... Le dernier tango à Paris (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Picture in the Rain"
Composed by Gato Barbieri See more »