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Moulin Rouge

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Moulin Rouge (1952)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:5

Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: This 1952 drama follows the fascinating story of Henry De Toulouse-Lautrec, the artist whose posters for the Moulin Rouge cafe made him famous overnight. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including... This 1952 drama follows the fascinating story of Henry De Toulouse-Lautrec, the artist whose posters for the Moulin Rouge cafe made him famous overnight. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Jose Ferrer. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Direction, Best (Color) Costume Design. [More]

Starring: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Eric Pohlmann

Starring: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Eric Pohlmann, Colette Marchand, Katherine Kath, Mary Clare, Harold Kasket

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston
Producer: John Huston
Screenwriter: Anthony Veiller, John Huston
Composer: Georges Auric

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only lightly touches Montmartre's edgier lifestyle, but credibly renders a serviceable biopic of its prototypical artist.

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John A. Nesbit
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A beautifully shot, measured movie that never really builds up enough sympathy for Lautrec to really move viewers.

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Atmospheric drama with superior performance by Ferrer in lead. Great period set design, costumes.

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