Can-Can

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Movie Info

Parisian saloon-keeper Shirley MacLaine pays off local police so her patrons can enjoy "illegal" entertainment. When trouble ensues, she calls on her freewheeling lawyer (Frank Sinatra) for help. Song-and-dance numbers abound, most notably three Cole Porter tunes and a ballet by Juliet Prowse.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
Directed By:

Walter Lang
Written By:

Charles Lederer, Dorothy Kingsley
In Theaters:

Mar 9, 1960 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 22, 2007
Runtime:

131 minutes
Studio:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Frank Sinatra
as Francois Durnais

Shirley MacLaine
as Simone Pistache

Maurice Chevalier
as Paul Barriere

Louis Jourdan
as Philipe Forrestier

Juliet Prowse
as Claudine

Marcel Dalio
as Headwaiter

Leon Belasco
as Orchestra Leader

Nestor Paiva
as Bailiff

Jean Del Val
as Judge Merceaux

Eugene Borden
as Chevrolet

Jonathan Kidd
as Recorder

Ann Codee
as League president

Marc Wilder
as Adam

Genevieve Aumont
as Secretary

Nelson Riddle

Peter Coe
as Dupont - policeman

Marcel de la Brosse
as Plainclothesman

Renee Godfrey
as Dowager

Maurice Marsac
as Bailiff

Alphonse Martell
as Butler

Wilda Taylor
as Lili

Lili Valenty
as Dowager

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Critic Reviews for Can-Can

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A vulgar and lackluster version of Cole Porter's musical set in Gay Paree in 1896.

Feb 10, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Despite the star presence of Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine, this is a second-rate musical due to Walter Lang's pedestrian direction but some of Cole Porter's songs are wonderful.

Aug 1, 2005 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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Audience Reviews for Can-Can

Feb 26, 2013

Flashy and empty with a few good songs but the lead character is a fool and most of the supporting men contemptible worms who treat her appallingly.

jay n Super Reviewer