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Moulin Rouge (1934)

1934-01-10 · 1h 10m · EN
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HE LOVED TWO WOMEN.....ONE BLONDE, ONE BRUNETTE.....Yet even he didn't know they were one and the same-his own wife!

A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband won't let her. When she hears that a popular French singer named "Raquel" is coming to New York, she decides to go to Raquel with a plan--unbeknownst to her husband, "Raquel" is actually her sister, and her plan is for them to switch places so she can fulfill her dream of going back on the stage. However, things don't go quite as planned.

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Nunnally JohnsonWriterSidney LanfieldDirectorHenry LehrmanWriter

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Constance BennettConstance BennettHelen Hall / RaquelFranchot ToneFranchot ToneDouglas HallTullio CarminatiTullio CarminatiVictor Le MaireHelen WestleyHelen WestleyMrs. MorrisAndrew TombesAndrew TombesMcBrideRuss BrownRuss BrownJoeHobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughDrunkGeorges RenaventGeorges RenaventFrenchmanFuzzy KnightFuzzy KnightEddieRuss ColumboRuss ColumboRuss ColumboConnee BoswellConnee BoswellConnee BoswellMartha BoswellMartha BoswellMartha Boswell

Keywords

MusicalSingerTheaterMarriagePre-code

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityMusical · Singer · TheaterMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Moulin Rouge about?

A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband won't let her. When she hears that a popular French singer named "Raquel" is coming to New York, she decides to go to Raquel with a plan--unbeknownst to her husband, "Raquel" is actually her sister, and her plan is for them to switch places so she can fulfill her dream of going back on the stage. However, things don't go quite as planned.

How long is Moulin Rouge?

Moulin Rouge has a runtime of 70 minutes.