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Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache (Shirley MacLaine) is known for her performances of the can-can, a provocative dance recently outlawed for being immoral. Though her dancing delights patrons to no end, it also attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philippe Forrestier (Louis Jourdan), who aims to punish her. The judge hatches a plot to photograph Simone in the act and ends up falling for her -- much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, handsome lawyer François Durnais (Frank Sinatra).
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/16/2019
[The] Broadway hit of a few seasons ago has been processed into a big noisy musical which is pleasant entertainment although several of its top numbers are lacking in zip and sparkle... incongruously mingled in the speech patterns... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/10/2010
C
A vulgar and lackluster version of Cole Porter's musical set in Gay Paree in 1896. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/01/2005
B-
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Joe S Aug 21 Shirley Mac Lane is annoying! See more Rosana B 08/07/2024 Um filme lindo, uma crítica social poderosa a hipocrisia e a sociedade misógina, utilizando se da proibição do Can Can, dirigido por uma mulher estonteante (loira e não burra) e um macho escroto, que se sente proprietário e a sabota a todo momento. A parte musical um tanto quanto entediante (e um espetáculo de 10 minutos, lindo e coeso), diálogos entre a perfeição e o enfadonho, apesar da dose ínfima de humor. E o desfecho tendencioso, Sinatra um canastrão, obrigado a fazer o filme por contrato. See more Alec B 05/09/2024 Sinatra and MacLaine are woefully miscast and the rewrites of the original stage musical are baffling. See more deke p 05/17/2022 Never saw a bit o it until now 5.17.2022, about 63 years after produced in 1959. Very famous then as Soviet Dictator Khruschev was visiting the US, and the filming of the CAN CAN scenes, and he voiced he was scandalized by the indecency and immodesty. GREAT CAST. IMHO, anything with MAURICE CHEVALIER is worth watching. Also JULIET PROWSE. It got very poor reviews. And I have never even seen it on TV before now. Note to sef: Might watch it again, and payparticular attention to the Alpha thru Omega. See more steve d 07/19/2020 I don't know if it is the musical or the film but this was terrible. See more 06/15/2018 20th-Century Fox adapted Cole Portrer's stage musical to the screen and assigned old reliable Walter Lang to direct it; with an all-star cast and songs like "I Love Paris" and "C'est Magnifique," it should have been much better than the bland, talky film that it turned out to be. The only bright spots are Juliet Prowse and the performance of the title tune. See more Read all reviews
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Walter Lang

Director

Frank Sinatra

François Durnais

Shirley MacLaine

Simone Pistache

Maurice Chevalier

Paul Barriere

Louis Jourdan

Philipe Forrestier

Juliet Prowse

Claudine
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Synopsis Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache (Shirley MacLaine) is known for her performances of the can-can, a provocative dance recently outlawed for being immoral. Though her dancing delights patrons to no end, it also attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philippe Forrestier (Louis Jourdan), who aims to punish her. The judge hatches a plot to photograph Simone in the act and ends up falling for her -- much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, handsome lawyer François Durnais (Frank Sinatra).
Director
Walter Lang
Producer
Jack Cummings
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 9, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2013
Runtime
2h 11m
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