Folies-Bergère (1957 film)

Folies-Bergère
Directed by	Henri Decoin
Written by	Jacques Companéez Henri Decoin Georges Tabet André Tabet
Produced by	Lucien Masson Jacques Roitfeld
Starring	Eddie Constantine Zizi Jeanmaire Nadia Gray
Cinematography	Pierre Montazel
Edited by	Claude Durand
Music by	Philippe-Gérard
Production companies	La Société des Films Sirius Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	9 January 1957 (1957-01-09)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Folies-Bergère is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Eddie Constantine, Zizi Jeanmaire and Nadia Gray.^{[1] [2]} It was shot in Technicolor with location shooting at the Folies-Bergère. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

An American soldier on leave in Paris heads to the Folies-Bergère as a lover of music hall. He meets and falls in love with the dancer Claudie and marries her. After leaving the army and attempting a career as a performer, he finds he is overshadowed by his wife's success and quarrels with her. He becomes attracted to a rising star Suzy and flirts with her to make his wife jealous.

Cast

• Eddie Constantine as Bob Wellington
• Zizi Jeanmaire as Claudie
• Nadia Gray as Suzy Morgan
• Yves Robert as Jeff
• Jacques Morel as Roland
• Édith Georges as Rita
• Nadine Tallier as Sonia
• Serge Perrault as Max
• Robert Pizani as Clairval
• Jacques Tarride as Adjoint du maire
• Jeff Davis as Harry
• Paul Barge as Concierge de l'hotel
• Jacques Castelot as Philippe Loiselet
• Pierre Mondy as Roger

References

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Folies-Bergère at IMDb

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