---
title: 'Moulin Rouge (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1952-12-23'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moulin-rouge-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044926/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moulin Rouge (1952)

1952 · 119 min · Drama, History, Music, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Moulin Rouge is a 1952 British historical romantic drama film directed by John Huston from a screenplay he co-wrote with Anthony Veiller, based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre La Mure, and produced by John and James Woolf. The film follows artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as he navigates the bohemian subculture of 19th-century Paris, centered around the Moulin Rouge, a burlesque venue. It was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [Anthony Veiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-veiller), [Pierre La Mure](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-la-mure)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [John and James Woolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-and-james-woolf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Jean Claudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claudio)
- [Donovan Winter](https://cinepixo.com/people/donovan-winter)
- [Katherine Kath](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-kath)
- [Lee Montague](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-montague)
- [Mary Clare](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-clare)
- [Diane Cilento](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-cilento)
- [Jean Ozenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ozenne)
- [Michael Balfour](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balfour)
- [Theodore Bikel](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-bikel)
- [Muriel Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/muriel-smith)
- [José Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-ferrer)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur)
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Tutte Lemkow](https://cinepixo.com/people/tutte-lemkow)
- [Colette Marchand](https://cinepixo.com/people/colette-marchand)

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