Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)

Title: Fan-Fan the Tulip
Original Title: Fanfan la Tulipe
Release Date: 1952-03-20
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 104 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Comedy, War
Production Companies: Amato Produzione, Filmsonor, Les Films Ariane, Rizzoli Editore
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. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
Cast

Gérard Philipe
Fanfan la Tulipe

Gina Lollobrigida
Adeline

Marcel Herrand
Louis XV

Olivier Hussenot
Tranche-Montagne

Noël Roquevert
Fier-à-Bras

Geneviève Page
Marquise de Pompadour

Sylvie Pelayo
Henriette de France

Henri Rollan
Marshal of Estrées

Nerio Bernardi
La Franchise

Jean-Marc Tennberg
Lebel