Fan-Fan the Tulip

1h 42min

Romance

Adventure

Comedy

War

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.

Production Companies

Amato Produzione

Filmsonor

Les Films Ariane

Rizzoli Editore

Cast

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Fanfan la Tulipe
Olivier Hussenot

Olivier Hussenot

Tranche-Montagne
Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

Fier-à-Bras
Geneviève Page

Geneviève Page

Marquise de Pompadour
Sylvie Pelayo

Sylvie Pelayo

Henriette de France
Henri Rollan

Henri Rollan

Marshal of Estrées
Nerio Bernardi

Nerio Bernardi

La Franchise
Lolita De Silva

Lolita De Silva

Lady in waiting
Georgette Anys

Georgette Anys

Madame Tranche-Montagne
Hennery

Hennery

Guillot
Lucien Callamand

Lucien Callamand

Marshal of Brandenburg
Jean Parédès

Jean Parédès

Captain of the Houlette
Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Voice of the historian (voice)
Harry-Max

Harry-Max

(uncredited)
Guy Henry

Guy Henry

(uncredited)
Françoise Spira

Françoise Spira

(uncredited)
Claire Guibert

Claire Guibert

Adeline La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Violette

Paul Violette

(uncredited)

Release date

20th Mar 1952

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français