Fanfan La Tulipe
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Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. [2] Plot.
Fanfan la Tulipe: Directed by Christian-Jaque. With Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot. Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Christian-Jaque
- 1953-05-04
On his way to training camp, Fanfan single-handedly comes to the rescue of none other than Henriette, the King's daughter, and the Marquise de la Pompadour, when their royal carriage is attacked by Bandits. La Pompadour gives Fanfan a golden tulip (and a nickname) as thanks for his heroic deeds.
- Christian-Jaque
- Gina Lollobrigida
O ne of the most popular historical-adventure films made in France, Fanfan la Tulipe is a hugely entertaining melange of swash-buckling adventure, comedy and romance. To watch the recently released re-mastered colour version of the film, it is hard to believe that the film was made in 1952.
- Christian-Jaque
Roguish young peasant Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) escapes being wed to a farm girl when a gypsy, Adeline (Gina Lollobrigida), predicts that he'll find glory in the army,...
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- Gérard Philipe
- Christian-Jaque
- Comedy
Fanfan la Tulipe. Legendary French star Gérard Philipe swashbuckled his way into film history as the peasant soldier Fanfan in Christian-Jaque’s devil-may-care romantic action-comedy.
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer.
