Cage aux folles, La (1978)

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

Jean Poiret (play)
Francis Veber (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

30 March 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Greek Statue | Father Son Relationship | Cult Comedy | Social Commentary | Sex Comedy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi	...	Renato Baldi
Michel Serrault	...	Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
Claire Maurier	...	Simone Deblon
Rémi Laurent	...	Laurent Baldi
Carmen Scarpitta	...	Louise Charrier
Benny Luke	...	Jacob
Luisa Maneri	...	Andrea Charrier
Michel Galabru	...	Simon Charrier
Venantino Venantini	...	Le chauffeur de Charrier
Carlo Reali	...	The bouncer
Guido Cerniglia	...	The doctor
Angelo Pellegrino
Nicola D'Eramo
Vinicio Dimanti		(as Vinicio Diamanti)
Liana Del Balzo	...	Mme Charrier
Piero Mazzinghi	...	A journalist
Walter Lucchini
Bruno Squeglia		(as Bruno Sgueglia)
Margherita Horowitz	...	Secretary of Mrs. de Blanc
Antonio Maimone
Antonio Maronese
Edmondo Tieghi
Peter Boom	...	Waiter in restaurant
Cesare Nizzica
Giancarlo Pellegrini	...	A night club assistant
Mariano Brancaccio
Renato De Montis
Vittorio Podini
Giuseppe Di Bella
Paolo Di Bella		(as F. Paolo Di Bella)
Alberto Ambrosio
Rolando Quaranta

Directed by
Edouard Molinaro

Writing credits
Jean Poiret		(play "La cage aux folles")
Francis Veber		(screenplay) &
Edouard Molinaro		(screenplay) &
Marcello Danon		(screenplay) &
Jean Poiret		(screenplay)

Produced by
Marcello Danon	....	producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Armando Nannuzzi

Film Editing by
Monique Isnardon
Robert Isnardon

Production Design by
Mario Garbuglia		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Carlo Gervasi		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Ambra Danon

Makeup Department
Franco Corridoni	....	makeup artist (as Francesco Corridoni)
Maria Teresa Corridoni	....	hair stylist
Pierantonio Mecacci	....	makeup artist
Silvana Senzacqua	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marcello Danon	....	general manager
Federico Tocci	....	production supervisor
Lucio Trentini	....	production director

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Albino Cocco	....	assistant director

Art Department
Tiziana Cassoni	....	assistant set designer
Aldo De Bonis	....	properties
Ferdinando Giovannoni	....	assistant set designer
Armando Scarano	....	properties
Vincenzo Visone	....	properties
Emilio Zingarelli	....	set constructor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mario Dallimonti	....	sound
Danilo Moroni	....	sound mixer
Corrado Volpicelli	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Marco Cristiani	....	assistant camera
Nino Cristiani	....	camera operator (as Michele Christiani)
Giullio Diamanti	....	key grip
Marcello Gabriele	....	chief electrician
Claudio Nannuzzi	....	assistant camera
Mario Tursi	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana Bruni	....	seamstress
Carlo Palazzi	....	wardrobe: Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault
Angela Silighini	....	seamstress
Piero Tosi	....	costume designer: Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault

Editorial Department
Carlo Della Corte	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Alessandra Olsoufieff	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Ennio Morricone	....	musical director

Other crew
Rossella Angeletti	....	production secretary
Sonia Duska Barbieri	....	naive paintings form her collection
Marcello Danon	....	general manager
Francesca De Guida Canori	....	press attache
Alberto De Stefani	....	cashier
Hélène Sebillotte	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Da Ma Produzione
• Les Productions Artistes Associés

Distributors

• United Artists (1979) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)

Also Known As:

Birds of a Feather
Vizietto, Il (Italy)

Runtime:

USA:110 min | Germany:87 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Da Ma Produzione

Trivia:

It ran for well over a year at the Paris Theater, an art house in New York City, as well as theaters throughout the country, in both urban and rural areas

Quotes:

Albin Mougeotte: He's being taken from us, and we won't have any others.
Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Charles in Charge: La Cage Aux Fools (#5.21)" (1990)

Much Better than the American version

Micheal Serrault's acting is wonderful! And the movie is so well-written and directed that i's almost a miracle of craftsmanship. The USA version (The birdcage) is a carbon copy without the european lightness and the humor of Serrault and Tognazzi, not forgetting the lovely Michel Galabru as the ultra-catholic politician.