---
title: 'French Cancan (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/french-cancan-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046998/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# French Cancan (1955)

1955 · 100 min · Music · France, Italy


## Synopsis

French Cancan is a 1955 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin, Francoise Arnoul and María Félix. It marked Renoir's return to France and to French cinema after an exile that began in 1940.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Van Parys](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-van-parys)
- **Producer:** [Henri Deutschmeister](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-deutschmeister)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michel Kelber](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-kelber)

## Cast

- [Jean Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-raymond)
- [Lia Amanda](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-amanda)
- [Léo Campion](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-campion)
- [Jaque Catelain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaque-catelain)
- [Maurice Barnay](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-barnay)
- [Valentine Tessier](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentine-tessier)
- [René-Jean Chauffard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-jean-chauffard)
- [Michèle Nadal](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-nadal)
- [Franco Pastorino](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-pastorino)
- [Pâquerette](https://cinepixo.com/people/paquerette)
- [Jacques Ciron](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-ciron)
- [Maïa Jusanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/maia-jusanova)
- [Anne-Marie Mersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-mersen)
- [Jean Sylvere](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sylvere)
- [Robert Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-thomas)

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