French Cancan
1954 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,627 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir
Overview
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,091 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:48 THIS STORY AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE IMAGINARY.
00:06:17 Inspector, the big fish don't come here now.
00:13:22 but what little money I have, I earn honestly.
00:16:31 I'll remember you when he's in power.
00:19:55 He bought me a beer, then I went home.
00:22:30 And by tomorrow I might - well, that's another story.
00:27:14 Quiet down! I can't sleep with all that racket!
00:30:21 Forty centuries look down upon you
00:34:23 - What about Lola? - The same meeting.
00:39:40 This isn't the circus. We're working.
00:44:14 The boss is lifting your girl's skirts.
00:48:40 Don't get upset, but the last payment for the White Queen was outstanding.
00:52:37 "Soliloquy of the Homeless."
00:57:20 I do apologize.
01:00:07 but what I have to say is so important
01:02:45 I couldn't. I'd hate myself.
01:06:37 - Come now, little one. - Leave me alone, Oscar!
01:10:45 Danglard, let's forget our quarrels. If you need a backer, I'm your man.
01:14:04 And set me wandering the globe
01:17:51 Have you really forgotten all about me and the bakery?
01:21:42 But we here at the Moulin Rouge attach no importance to such details.
01:27:55 The steps up the hill
01:32:28 Stop being mean.
01:43:46 Subtitles by Captions, Inc. Los Angeles
Cast & Characters
Jean Gabin
Henri Danglard
Françoise Arnoul
Nini
María Félix
Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Extremadura 'La Belle Abbesse'
Anna Amendola
Esther Georges
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Baron Walter
Dora Doll
La Génisse
Giani Esposito
Prince Alexandre
Gaston Gabaroche
Oscar, le pianiste
Jacques Jouanneau
Bidon
Jean Parédès
Coudrier
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,091
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:48
Final line01:43:46
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes4,627