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      Can-Can

      Released Mar 9, 1960 2 hr. 11 min. Musical List
      Reviews 47% 500+ Ratings Audience Score 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). Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 06 Buy Now

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      deke p 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review steve d I don't know if it is the musical or the film but this was terrible. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member What this all boils down to is that "Can-Can" not so much left me disappointed but more under whelmed. It is entertaining enough but only really works here and there with a lot of it be it the humour or musical numbers being quite forgettable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 5 great stars (Prowse was just getting started) in a rather average film makes this a bit of a disappointment. It's wonderful to see a few of these songs performed in their original context, and a few scenes are exceptionally well done; but this film is a bit of a dog. Perhaps if MacLaine had been a brunette instead... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm saving her for a rainy day. Francois Durnais and Simone Pistache operate a club that offers opportunities to watch the forbidden dance, the Can-Can. They pay-off and allow local crime officials in to keep the club open; unfortunately, an ambitious judge seeks to shut them down. The charismatic couple will have to turn their efforts up a notch to keep their club open. "I am not confused. You haven't asked me anything intelligent." Walter Lang, director of The King and I, The Little Princess, State Fair, There's No Business Like Show Business, Greenwich Village, The Jackpot, and Sitting Pretty, delivers Can Can. The storyline for this picture is fairly straightforward and felt a bit unimaginative. I did enjoy the cast's performance but it was more fun than serious. The cast includes Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLain, Marcel Dalio, Juliet Prowse, and Nestor Paiva. "Fat cat, where are you? I found this on cable and had to DVR it as a huge fan of Sinatra. This was very average and just okay. I was a bit disappointed with this film and felt it could have been better. Overall, this is only worth seeing for diehard Sinatra or classic movie fans. Grade: C Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine [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... Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A vulgar and lackluster version of Cole Porter's musical set in Gay Paree in 1896. Rated: C Feb 10, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 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. Rated: B- Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 9, 1960, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2013
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