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Fanny (1961) -- A love story set in Marseilles, France

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7.2/10   619 votes
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Release Date:
28 June 1961 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The great stage play now on the screen! more
Plot:
Almost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations more
User Reviews:
Well acted, beautiful love story. more (37 total)

Cast

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Leslie Caron ... Fanny

Maurice Chevalier ... Panisse

Charles Boyer ... Cesar
Horst Buchholz ... Marius
Georgette Anys ... Honorine (Fanny's Mother)
Salvatore Baccaloni ... Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain) (as Baccaloni)
Lionel Jeffries ... Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)
Raymond Bussières ... The Admiral (as Raymond Bussieres)
Joël Flateau ... Cesario (Fanny's Son) (as Joel Flateau)
Victor Francen ... Louis - Panisse's Elder Brother
Paul Bonifas ... The Postman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

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This production of "Fanny" began as a hit Broadway musical in 1954, with the libretto co-authored by Joshua Logan, who also directed the show, which starred Ezio Pinza, in his last stage role before his death, as Cesar, Walter Slezak as Panisse, and Florence Henderson as Fanny. When the musical was filmed, Logan stayed on as director, and the film was faithful to the show, except for the fact that Logan dropped all of the songs and simply used them as background scoring. more
Quotes:
Marius: [angrily insulting Panisse] Lecher!
Panisse: What?
Marius: Eunuch!
Fanny: Oh, Marius, be consistent. He can't be both.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Port of Seven Seas (1938) more
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15 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Well acted, beautiful love story., 31 March 2000
Author: crawford thomas (raptorf186@yahoo.com) from Hawthorne California

I saw this movie in 1961 and was so moved by it, that it is now one of my all time favorites. Leslie Caron stole my heart then and now. Charles Boyer was fantastic. The dialogue was especially intelligent. The music was superb.

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