Moulin Rouge (1952 film)

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Moulin Rouge

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Directed by John Huston
Produced by John and James Woolf
Written by Novel:
Pierre La Mure
Screenplay:
John Huston
Anthony Veiller
Starring José Ferrer
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Suzanne Flon
Music by Georges Auric
Lyrics:
William Engvick
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) Flag of the United States 23 December 1952
Running time 119 min.
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)
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Moulin Rouge is a 1952 film directed by John Huston, produced by Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films and released by United Artists. The film is set in Paris in the late 19th century, following artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the city's bohemian sub-culture in and around the burlesque palace, the Moulin Rouge. The screenplay is by Huston, based on the novel by Pierre La Mure. The cinematography was by Oswald Morris.

The film stars José Ferrer as Toulouse-Lautrec, with Zsa Zsa Gabor as Jane Avril, Suzanne Flon, Eric Pohlmann, Colette Marchand, Christopher Lee, Michael Balfour, Peter Cushing, Katherine Kath as La Goulue, Theodore Bikel and Muriel Smith.

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Actor Role
Jose Ferrer Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Zsa Zsa Gabor Jane Avril
Suzanne Flon Myriamme Hayam
Katherine Kath Le Goulue
Muriel Smith Aicha
Colette Marchand Marie Charlet
Theodore Bikel King Milo IV of Serbia
Peter Cushing Marcel de la Voisier
Christopher Lee Georges Seurat
Michael Balfour Dodo
Eric Pohlmann Picard

The film was shot at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, and on location in London and Paris.

In the film, José Ferrer plays both Henri and his father, the Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec. To transform Ferrer into Lautrec required the use of platforms and concealed pits as well as special camera angles, makeup and costumes. Short body doubles were also used and, in addition, Ferrer used a set of knee-pads of his own design which allowed him to walk on his knees with his lower legs strapped to his upper body.

Moulin Rouge received seven Academy Award nominations:

and won two:

The film received three BAFTA Nominations for

  • Best British Film
  • Best Film from any Source
  • Most Promising Newcomer - Colette Marchand

The film won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Colette Marchand

  • Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival - John Huston
  • British Society of Cinematographers - Oswald Morris

Also the film score, composed by Georges Auric, was quite successful: the Moulin Rouge Theme made it to the charts.


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Films directed by John Huston

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