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Can-Can

  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan in Can-Can (1960)
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.
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In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the can-can.In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the can-can.In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the can-can.

  • Director
    • Walter Lang
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Kingsley
    • Charles Lederer
    • Abe Burrows
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Maurice Chevalier
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
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    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Kingsley
      • Charles Lederer
      • Abe Burrows
    • Stars
      • Frank Sinatra
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Maurice Chevalier
    • 40User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Top Cast62

    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • François Durnais
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Simone Pistache
    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Paul Barriere
    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Philipe Forrestier
    Juliet Prowse
    Juliet Prowse
    • Claudine
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Andre - the head waiter
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Arturo - orchestra leader
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Bailiff
    John A. Neris
    • Jacques - the Photographer
    Jean Del Val
    Jean Del Val
    • Judge Merceaux
    Ann Codee
    Ann Codee
    • League president
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Belmonte
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Shirley Blackwell
    • Townsfolk
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • Police Officer Chevrolet
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Bryan
    Buddy Bryan
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Carole Bryan
    • Gigi
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Walter Lang
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Kingsley
      • Charles Lederer
      • Abe Burrows
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews40

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    • Trivia
      When USSR premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited Hollywood in September of 1959, they were treated to the filming of a dance scene for this upcoming musical, which evidently left the Soviet leader decidedly unimpressed. Khrushchev and his cronies gazed with undisguised horror, as Shirley MacLaine and her scantily-clad dancing partners kicked their legs, swirled their petticoats, waggled their knees, and ended up with their skirts over their heads and their bottoms pointing directly at the guest of honor and his family." Khrushchev wound up giving a one-word summation of the performance to the publicity flacks who then asked for his comment: "DISGUSTING!" He then added, "The face of mankind is prettier than its backside... The thing is immoral. We do not want that sort of thing for the Russians."
    • Goofs
      About 34 minutes in, when Philipe tries to close the window in Simone's boudoir, the whole wall shakes as he struggles with the window, indicating that it is a set wall and not a real building.
    • Quotes
      • François Durnais: You look like a broken umbrella.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: Montmartre-1896
    • Connections
      Featured in Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      I Love Paris
      (uncredited)
      Music by Cole Porter
      Lyrics by Cole Porter
      Sung by chorus over the beginning and end credits

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 27, 1960 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Streaming on "Movie Captures" YouTube Channel
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Jack Cummings' Production of Cole Porter's Can-Can
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France(stock footage of the evening barge sequences)
    • Production company
      • Suffolk-Cummings Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 11m(131 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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