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La Cage aux Folles
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.
1978 · Directed by Édouard Molinaro · 92 min · Comedy · 18 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret
- Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi
- Edited by: Monique Isnardon, Robert Isnardon
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Production design: Mario Garbuglia
- Produced by: Marcello Danon
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi as Renato Baldi
- Michel Serrault as Zaza
- Claire Maurier as Simone Deblon
- Rémi Laurent as Laurent Baldi
- Carmen Scarpitta as Louise Charrier
- Benny Luke as Jacob
- Luisa Maneri as Andréa Charrier
- Michel Galabru as Simon Charrier
- Venantino Venantini as Le chauffeur de Charrier
- Carlo Reali as Le videur
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: French
- Studios: Les Productions Artistes Associés, Da Ma Produzione
- Budget: $1,100,000
- Box office: $20,424,259
- Themes: culture clash, drag queen, 1970s, cabaret, paparazzi, deputy, based on play or musical, saint-tropez, france, french riviera, male homosexuality
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