Les Petites Cardinal

1h 33min

Napoleon III, the Commune, the third Republic in the background. In the foreground, two pretty, talented sisters, Virginie and Pauline Cardinal. They are ballerinas at the Opera de Paris and very much courted by wealthy, elegant men. They will manage to climb in the society of their time, despite parents set on respectability but also attracted by money.

Cast

Saturnin Fabre

Saturnin Fabre

Horace Cardinal
Véra Norman

Véra Norman

Virginie Cardinal
Denise Grey

Denise Grey

Mrs. Cardinal
Jacques Castelot

Jacques Castelot

The Baron of Glaïeuls
Sophie Leclair

Sophie Leclair

Pauline Cardinal
Jacques Meyran

Jacques Meyran

Giuseppe Chamborini, singing master
Henri Niel

Henri Niel

The concierge
Jacqueline Noëlle

Jacqueline Noëlle

Anais, a dancer
Paul Azaïs

Paul Azaïs

The stage manager
Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Marquis Alberto de Cavalcanti
Jacques Beauvais

Jacques Beauvais

The coachman (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr

Gérard Buhr

(uncredited)
Jacqueline Guelis

Jacqueline Guelis

(uncredited)
René Hell

René Hell

The Bonapartist (uncredited)
Charles Lemontier

Charles Lemontier

Jacquelin (uncredited)
Albert Michel

Albert Michel

The Gendarme (uncredited)
Georges Paulais

Georges Paulais

The porter (uncredited)
Jacqueline Rivière

Jacqueline Rivière

The diva (uncredited)
Georges Sauval

Georges Sauval

The shopkeeper (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Jun 1951

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français