Fanfan la Tulipe

Fanfan la Tulipe
Original 1952 Film Poster
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	René Wheeler René Fallet Christian-Jaque Henri Jeanson René Wheeler Henri Jeanson
Produced by	Francis Cosne Georges Dancigers Alexandre Mnouchkine
Starring	Gérard Philipe Gina Lollobrigida
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux
Music by	Maurice Thiriet Georges Van Parys
Distributed by	Filmsonor
Release date	March 21, 1952 (1952-03-21)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	6,733,287 admissions (France)^[1]

Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida.

TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. ^[2]

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Plot

Fanfan is a charming, attractive young Frenchman who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage during the Seven Years' War. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline, who tells him that if he joins the army he will find fame, fortune, and marry the king's daughter. Accordingly, he signs up, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to receive a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived "destiny" of marrying a king's daughter.

Cast

Gérard Philipe as Fanfan la Tulipe
Gina Lollobrigida as Adeline La Franchise
Marcel Herrand as Louis XV
Olivier Hussenot as Tranche-Montagne
Noël Roquevert as Fier-à-Bras
Henri Rollan as Le maréchal d'Estrées
Nerio Bernardi as La Franchise
Jean-Marc Tennberg as Lebel
Geneviève Page as La marquise de Pompadour
Sylvie Pelayo [fr] as Henriette de France
Lolita De Silva as La dame d'honneur
Irène Young as Marion
Georgette Anys as Madame Tranche-Montagne
Henri Hennery [fr] as Guillot
Lucien Callamand as Le maréchal de Brandebourg

Production

The film was photographed in black-and-white by Christian Matras. A colorized version was created (supervised by Sophie Juin for Les Films Ariane) and issued in 2000 on DVD in Europe alongside the original version.^[3]