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La cage aux folles (1978)

R 87 min  -  Comedy  -   30 March 1979 (USA)
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Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married... See full summary »

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

Jean Poiret (play), Francis Veber (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault and Claire Maurier
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi ...
Michel Serrault Michel Serrault ...
Claire Maurier Claire Maurier ...
Simone Deblon
Rémi Laurent Rémi Laurent ...
Carmen Scarpitta Carmen Scarpitta ...
Louise Charrier
Benny Luke Benny Luke ...
Luisa Maneri Luisa Maneri ...
Andrea Charrier
Michel Galabru Michel Galabru ...
Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini ...
Le chauffeur de Charrier
Carlo Reali Carlo Reali ...
The bouncer
Guido Cerniglia Guido Cerniglia ...
The doctor
Angelo Pellegrino Angelo Pellegrino
Nicola D'Eramo Nicola D'Eramo
Vinicio Diamanti Vinicio Diamanti
Liana Del Balzo Liana Del Balzo ...
Mme Charrier
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Storyline

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner. Written by Elisabeth Freeman <freeman-elisabeth@cs.yale.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Provence | Greek Statue | Soup | Social Commentary  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Birds of a Feather See more »

Filming Locations:

Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,709 (USA) (1 April 1979) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$21,400,826 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Da Ma Produzione, Les Productions Artistes Associés See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | USA:  | Argentina:  | France:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The NYC theater it ran in, into 1980, was actually the 68th Street Playhouse, not the Paris. See more »

Quotes

Albin Mougeotte: He's being taken from us, and we won't have any others.
Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.
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Connections

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: George Kennedy/Miles Davis (#7.3)" (1981) See more »