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Moulin Rouge (1952) [NR]

Featuring:
José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon

Written by:
Pierre La Mure
Anthony Veiller
John Huston

Directed by:
John Huston


Release Date:
December 23, 1952

Original Title:
Moulin Rouge

Alternate Titles:
물랑 루즈

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Romulus Films
United Artists

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  DE: 12  HU: 16  NL: 6  US: NR 

Runtime: 119

Wild, wicked, wonderful Paris...all her loves, ladies and lusty legends!

Overview from TheMovieDB

In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.

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Overview from Open Movies

A fictionalized account of the latter part of the life of French artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (1864-1901) is presented, he who is arguably most renowned professionally for immortalizing the characters of the Paris can-can dance hall, the Moulin Rouge, on canvas. This phase of his story begins in 1890. Born into aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art as he hangs out at the Moulin Rouge where he feels like he fits in being a misfit among other misfits. His misfit status is due to his diminutive physical stature, his legs which were broken and stopped growing following a childhood fall down some stairs. Because of the way he looks, he believes he is never destined to experience the true love of a woman. That lack of love in his life may change as he meets two women. The first is prostitute Marie Charlet, who he saves from imprisonment in a white knight act. Their relationship ends up being a turbulent one, the downs where each feels the need to hurt the other with their core issues, namely Toulouse-Lautrec's disability and Marie's profession. The second is socialite Myriamme Hayam. In more indirect acts, Toulouse-Lautrec also ends up being her savior, one of those indirect acts being his painting, one which she has purchased, its subject making her reflect on what she sees as the troubles with her own life.

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Rankings and Honors

Moulin Rouge (1952) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 73%
Awards Won: Won 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 10 nominations total

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Production

Art Direction:
Paul Sheriff

Assistant Director:
Adrian Pryce-Jones

Associate Producer:
Jack Clayton

Boom Operator:
Kevin McClory

Camera Operator:
Freddie Francis

Camera Technician:
Ian Craig

Choreographer:
William Chappell

Continuity:
Angela Allen

Costume Design:
Schiaparelli
Marcel Vertès

Costume Supervisor:
Julia Squire

Dialogue Coach:
Elsie Foulstone

Director:
John Huston

Director of Photography:
Oswald Morris

Editor:
Ralph Kemplen

Hairdresser:
Eileen Bates

Lyricist:
Paul Dehn
Jacques Larue

Makeup Artist:
Connie Reeve

Music Director:
Lambert Williamson

Novel:
Pierre La Mure

Original Music Composer:
Georges Auric

Other:
Eliot Elisofon
Joan Bridge
Robert Hessens

Producer:
John Huston

Production Design:
Marcel Vertès

Production Manager:
Leigh Aman

Screenplay:
John Huston
Anthony Veiller

Second Unit Cinematographer:
Cyril J. Knowles

Set Decoration:
Marcel Vertès

Sound Editor:
Eric Wood

Sound Recordist:
A.E. Rudolph
E. Law

Third Assistant Director:
Jack N. Green

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