Montmartre, 1896: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless Simone has it performed every day in her nightclub. Her employees use their female ...
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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 | |
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John A. Neris | ... | Jacques - the Photographer |
| Jean Del Val | ... | Judge Merceaux | |
| Ann Codee | ... | League president | |
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Montmartre, 1896: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless Simone has it performed every day in her nightclub. Her employees use their female charms to let the representatives of law enforcement look the other way - and even attend the shows. Then the young ambitious judge Philippe Forrestier decides to bring this to an end. Will Simone manage to twist him round her little finger, too? Her boyfriend Francois certainly doesn't like to watch her trying. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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year 1896 | cabaret | based on stage musical | montmartre paris | cancan dance |Taglines:
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27 March 1960 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Jack Cummings' Production of Cole Porter's Can-Can See more »Edit
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$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (35mm) (optical prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)| 4-Track Stereo (35 mm) (magnetic prints)Color:
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(reprise) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Sung by Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier
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A duet of Frank Sinatra and Maurice Chevalier singing Cole Porter's "I Love Paris" was deleted from the release print, although the song is performed by a chorus at the beginning and end of the film. The Sinatra-Chevalier audio has been presented on Capitol's 1960 movie-soundtrack LP and 1990 CD, plus on an EMI CD import from Britain in 2000, but the film footage has yet to surface. Rendered solo by Mr. Sinatra, recorded in Los Angeles on April 13, 1960, and arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle (who served as the film's music arranger and conductor), a second "I Love Paris" originally was released later that year on a Capitol 45-rpm single. In 1998, the label added the solo "I Love Paris" as a bonus track on Mr. Sinatra's "Come Fly with Me" CD reissue. See more »Crazy Credits
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Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Sung by Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier
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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!