Can-Can
The Entertainment Event of the Year!
1960 | 142m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | Dorothy Kingsley, Charles Lederer |
| Staring: |
| A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 09, 1960 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | Dorothy Kingsley, Charles Lederer |
| Genres: | Music, Romance, Comedy |
| Keywords | paris, france, love triangle, dancing, marriage proposal, cabaret, nightclub, musical, stage show, revenge, based on play or musical, courtroom, cancan dance, police arrest, montmartre, paris, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Suffolk-Cummings Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,400,000
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frank Sinatra | François Durnais |
| Shirley MacLaine | Simone Pistache |
| Maurice Chevalier | Paul Barriere |
| Louis Jourdan | Philipe Forrestier |
| Juliet Prowse | Claudine |
| Marcel Dalio | André |
| Leon Belasco | Arturo |
| Nestor Paiva | Bailiff |
| John A. Neris | Jacques |
| Jean Del Val | Judge Merceaux |
| Ann Codee | League President |
| Eugene Borden | Chevrolet (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Kidd | Recorder (uncredited) |
| Peter Coe | Dupont (uncredited) |
| Marcel De La Brosse | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Renee Godfrey | Dowager (uncredited) |
| Lily Valenty | Dowager (uncredited) |
| Charles Carmen | Knife Thrower (uncredited) |
| Carole Bryan | Gigi (uncredited) |
| Barbara Carter | Camille (uncredited) |
| Jane Earl | Renee (uncredited) |
| Ruth Earl | Julie (uncredited) |
| Laura Fraser | Germaine (uncredited) |
| Vera Lee | Gabrielle (uncredited) |
| Lisa Mitchell | Fifi (uncredited) |
| Wanda Shannon | Maxine (uncredited) |
| Darlene Tittle | Giselle (uncredited) |
| Wilda Taylor | Lili (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Butler (uncredited) |
| Michele Montau | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Edward Le Veque | Judge (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marsac | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tucker | Vocal Coach |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Joseph E. Rickards | Assistant Director |
| Myrl Stoltz | Hairstylist |
| Tom Keogh | Title Designer |
| Fred Hynes | Recording Supervision |
| Tony Duquette | Costume Consultant |
| Leonard Doss | Other |
| Dorothy Kingsley | Screenplay |
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Abe Burrows | Theatre Play |
| Nelson Riddle | Conductor, Music Arranger |
| Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Cole Porter | Original Music Composer, Music, Songs, Lyricist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Saul Chaplin | Associate Producer |
| Jack Cummings | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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