Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge (1952)

Timing: 1:59 (119 min)

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Release date

1952-12-23

Country

United Kingdom

Production

United Artists, Romulus Films

Genre

Drama

Budget

$1 500 000

Revenue

$0

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Director

John Huston

Actors

José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Claude Nollier, Katherine Kath, Muriel Smith, Mary Clare, Walter Crisham, Harold Kasket, Jim Gérald
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Scenario

Producer

John Huston

Operator

Oswald Morris

Composer

Georges Auric

Artist

Audition

Editing

Ralph Kemplen
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• The film is based on the novel of the same name by Pierre La Mure (1950), dedicated to the biography of the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
• Filming took place in Shepperton (Surrey, United Kingdom) as well as in London and Paris.
• José Ferrer (1912-1992) became Henri Toulouse-Lautrec through the use of camera angles, makeup, costumes, hidden pits and platforms, and short doubles. Ferrer also used special knee pads (which he designed himself) that allowed him to move on his knees, with his legs strapped below the knees to his body. This was very painful, and he could only endure it for short periods. The cane he used in many scenes was a vital necessity for him.
• Director John Huston (1906-1987) finished the final edit of the film just hours before its premiere, after which it was nominated for an Academy Award.
• The artist Marcel Vertes (1895-1961), whose hand is depicted drawing works by Lautrec, partially funded his art school education by forging and selling Lautrec's drawings.