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La Cage aux Folles

Original title: La Cage aux folles
  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
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7.2/10
11K
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Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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Comedy
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    • Édouard Molinaro
  • Writers
    • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles")
    • Francis Veber(screenplay)
    • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ugo Tognazzi
    • Michel Serrault
    • Claire Maurier
    • Édouard Molinaro
  • Writers
    • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles")
    • Francis Veber(screenplay)
    • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ugo Tognazzi
    • Michel Serrault
    • Claire Maurier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 47User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Michel Galabru and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Galabru and Venantino Venantini in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Benny Luke and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Rémi Laurent and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Galabru and Luisa Maneri in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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    La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Renato Baldi
    Michel Serrault
    Michel Serrault
    • Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli
    Claire Maurier
    • Simone Deblon
    Rémi Laurent
    • Laurent Baldi
    Carmen Scarpitta
    • Louise Charrier
    Benny Luke
    Benny Luke
    • Jacob
    Luisa Maneri
    Luisa Maneri
    • Andréa Charrier
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Simon Charrier
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Le chauffeur de Charrier
    Carlo Reali
    • Le videur
    Guido Cerniglia
    • Le médecin
    Angelo Pellegrino
    • Un assistant de la boîte de nuit
    Nicola D'Eramo
    Vinicio Diamanti
    Liana Del Balzo
    • Mme Charrier
    Piero Mazzinghi
    • A journalist
    Walter Lucchini
    Bruno Sgueglia
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles") (screenplay)
      • Francis Veber(screenplay)
      • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      When released in 1978, it ranked as the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever in the United States.
    • Goofs
      When Renato finds Albin on the bench at the train station, he sits down on the bench. But when the shot changes, Renato has suddenly moved closer to Albin.
    • Quotes

      Albin Mougeotte: He's being taken from us, and we won't have any others.

      Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.

    • Alternate versions
      Showtime presented both subtitled and dubbed versions many years ago. The dubbed version had scenes that weren't in the subtitled version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Real Life, La Cage aux Folles, Over the Edge, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Rich Kids (1979)

    User reviews47

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    8/10
    A truly wonderful international comedy
    I don't care what country you are from or what your sexuality is, La Cage Aux Folles is an endearing comedy the likes of which comes around perhaps once a decade.

    Michael Serrault is the centerpiece of the film, as the star of the La Cage revue and the "mother" of the young man wishing to marry the daughter of an incredibly "moral" politico. The toast scene had me rolling on the floor...Serrault's high-pitched nervous yelps punctuate the film's comedy.

    One of the few cult films really deserving of that status, La Cage is not one to be missed.
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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1979 (United States)
      • France
      • Italy
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Da.Ma. Cinematografica
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Mono

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