Claude Nollier, Colette Marchand, José Ferrer
It was one of the top 10 grossing films of 1952 and garnered seven Oscar nominations, but Moulin Rouge is neglected today. Not to be confused with the Baz Luhrmann-Nicole Kidman extravaganza, t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 15, 2004
Stats: 4,511 reviews
A wonderful companion piece to the more recent version and completely opposite in terms of tone. Ferrer is fantastic as Lautrec and the effects used to give the impression of him being short are faultless over 50 years on. The art direction and costume design were both worthy of ...( read more)
Excellent biopic of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, the turn of the century painter whose legs were deformed by a childhood accident, leaving him essentially a dwarf. Jose Ferrer does a great job in conveying the frustration and pain -- both physical and emotional -- of someone in his co...( read more)
Original isn't as good as the Nicole Kidman one but still an ok film.
PEOPLE, do NOT mistake to think this is the Moulin Rouge with Kidman and McGregor! This is not even the older version of it!
The story we have here is based on the novel Moulin Rouge by Pierre la Mure. It tells the story of one of the greatest artists in history, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He had a short life because he was an alcoholic and was constantly depressed because of love gone wrong.
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