Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Fanfan la Tulipe
102 min
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
- Release date
- March 20, 1952
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Fanfan La Tulipe
- Gina Lollobrigida as Adeline La Franchise
- Marcel Herrand as Louis XV
- Olivier Hussenot as Tranche-Montagne
- Noël Roquevert as Fier-à-Bras
- Geneviève Page as La marquise de Pompadour
- Sylvie Pelayo as Henriette de France
- Henri Rollan as Le maréchal d'Estrée
- Nerio Bernardi as La Franchise
- Jean-Marc Tennberg as Monsieur Lebel
- Georgette Anys as Madame Tranche-Montagne
- Hennery as Guillot
- Lucien Callamand as Marshal of Brandenburg
- Gil Delamare as Soldier
- Jackie Blanchot as Soldier
- Gérard Buhr as Soldier
- Georges Demas
- Jean Parédès as Captain of the Houlette
- Jean Debucourt as Voice of the historian (voice)
- Harry-Max as (uncredited)
- Guy Henry as (uncredited)
- Françoise Spira as (uncredited)
- Claire Guibert as Adeline La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
- Alexandre Rignault as La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
- Lolita De Silva as La dame d'honneur
Crew
- Christian-Jaque · Director
- René Wheeler · Writer
- René Fallet · Writer
- Christian-Jaque · Writer
- Henri Jeanson · Writer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine · Producer
- Maurice Thiriet · Composer
- Georges Van Parys · Composer
- Christian Matras · Cinematographer
- Jacques Desagneaux · Editor
- Robert Gys · Production designer