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 to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership ...
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Title: La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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Cast
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| Ugo Tognazzi | ... | Renato Baldi | |
| Michel Serrault | ... | Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli | |
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Claire Maurier | ... | Simone Deblon |
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Rémi Laurent | ... | Laurent Baldi |
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Carmen Scarpitta | ... | Louise Charrier |
| Benny Luke | ... | Jacob | |
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Luisa Maneri | ... | Andréa Charrier |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Simon Charrier | |
| Venantino Venantini | ... | Le chauffeur de Charrier | |
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Carlo Reali | ... | Le videur |
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Guido Cerniglia | ... | Le médecin |
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Angelo Pellegrino | ... | Un assistant de la boîte de nuit |
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Nicola D'Eramo | ||
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Vinicio Diamanti | ||
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Liana Del Balzo | ... | Mme Charrier |
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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. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner. Written by Elisabeth Freeman <freeman-elisabeth@cs.yale.edu>
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The comedy that comes out of the closet!Genres:
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
30 March 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Birds of a Feather See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
FRF 7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$18,709, 1 April 1979, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$20,424,259Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,400,826Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(1979)Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.
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Trivia
The Broadway musical based on this movie opened on Aug 21, 1983 at the Palace Theatre, ran for 1761 performances and won the 1984 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book and Score. 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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I first saw La Cage Aux Folles after its American remake "The Birdcage". This was unfortunate because that meant the plot was already familiar to me. However, it was even more hilarious than its American version. The characters in the American version are nearly exact duplicates of their French counterparts. Somehow, the whole movie appears funnier in its original French (even though I don't speak French).
American audiences may like the remake better because the script was rewritten so that its humor was more topical. For instance, Gene Hackman's character is an obvious farce of Bob Dole, who was a prominent republican leader at the time. The French version contains a more generic conservative versus liberal dialogue.
However, if you can stand reading the translations, La Cage Aux Folles is well worth your time. I enjoyed it thoroughly.