Moulin Rouge( 1952)

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Wild, wicked, wonderful Paris...all her loves, ladies and lusty legends!

Overview

Born into aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art as he hangs out at the Moulin Rouge where he feels like he fits in being a misfit among other misfits. Yet, because of the deformity of his legs from an accident, he believes he is never destined to experience the true love of a woman. But that lack of love in his life may change as he meets two women

Top Billed Cast

José Ferrer
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Jane Avril
Suzanne Flon
Myriamme Hayam
Claude Nollier
Countess de Toulouse-Lautrec
Katherine Kath
Louise Weber aka La Goulue
Muriel Smith
Aicha
Mary Clare
Madame Loubet
Walter Crisham
Valentin le Desossé
Harold Kasket
Charles Zidler
Jim Gérald
Le Père Cotelle
Georges Lannes
Sgt. Balthazar Patou
Lee Montague
Maurice Joyant
Maureen Swanson
Denise de Frontiac
Tutte Lemkow
Aicha's Partner
Jill Bennett
Sarah
Theodore Bikel
King Milo IV of Serbia
Peter Cushing
Marcel de la Voisier
Charles Carson
Count Moïse de Camondo
Walter Cross
Babare
Colette Marchand
Marie Charlet
Diane Cilento
Midinette (uncredited)
Christopher Lee
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Dodo (uncredited)
Francis de Wolff
Victor (uncredited)
Tim Turner
Artist (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Mar 22 2024

Rushing to meet his returning father, the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec takes a tumble down their elegant marble staircase and that leaves him with broken legs that will stunt his growth. Struggling to come to terms with his disability, he (José Ferrer) turns to a more Bohemian life in Paris where he makes a decent living as an artist whilst frequenting the world famous "Moulin Rouge" where he feels entirely at home amongst the dancers, creative and debauched types. The story here doesn't so much feature on his artistic talents, but more on the two loves of his life. The first is "Marie" (Col...