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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| Ugo Tognazzi | ... | Renato Baldi | |
| Michel Serrault | ... | Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli | |
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Claire Maurier | ... | Simone Deblon |
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Carmen Scarpitta | ... | Louise Charrier |
| Benny Luke | ... | Jacob | |
| Luisa Maneri | ... | Andréa Charrier | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Simon Charrier | |
| Venantino Venantini | ... | Le chauffeur de Charrier | |
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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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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
30 March 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
FRF7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$18,709, 1 April 1979Gross USA:
$20,424,259Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$20,424,259Company Credits
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The original French play ran for 1800 performances, from 1973 to 1978, at the Theatre du Palais-Royal in Paris. In New York, the movie ran for well over a year at the 68th Street Playhouse Cinema, as well as in cinemas throughout the country, in both urban and rural areas. See more »Alternate Versions
The version originally dubbed into German and released here obviously runs a couple of minutes shorter than the international. Some additional scenes have been dubbed by different German actors more than 20 years later for the DVD release. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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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.