Storyline

Montmartre, 1896: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless, Simone has it performed every day in her nightclub. Her employees use their female charms to let the representatives of law enforcement look the other way - and even attend the shows. Then the young ambitious judge Philippe Forrestier decides to bring this to an end. Will Simone manage to twist him round her little finger too? Her boyfriend, Francois, certainly doesn't like to watch her trying.—Tom Zoerner

Plot Keywords

cabaret, based on stage musical, paris france, trial, photographer, bribery, lawyer, blackmail, dancehall girl, arrest, police raid, dancing, stage show, 1800s, repetition in title, swimming, knife throwing, jail cell, love triangle, pantyhose

Short Review

Despite the star presence of Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine, this is a second-rate musical due to Walter Lang's pedestrian direction but some of Cole Porter's songs are wonderful.

Trailer

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