Fan-Fan the Tulip

Fan-Fan the Tulip

102 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Romance, War | March 20, 1952

Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.

Fan-Fan the Tulip

102 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Romance, War | March 20, 1952

Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Filmsonor, Les Films Ariane, Rizzoli Editore, Amato Produzione
Original title Fanfan la Tulipe
Directors Christian-Jaque
Writers René Wheeler, René Fallet

Cast

Gérard Philipe

as Fanfan la Tulipe

Gina Lollobrigida

as Adeline

Marcel Herrand

as Louis XV

Olivier Hussenot

as Tranche-Montagne

Noël Roquevert

as Fier-à-Bras

Geneviève Page

as Marquise de Pompadour

Sylvie Pelayo

as Henriette de France

Henri Rollan

as Marshal of Estrées

Nerio Bernardi

as La Franchise

Lolita De Silva

as Lady in waiting

Irene Young

as Marion

Georgette Anys

as Madame Tranche-Montagne

Hennery

as Guillot

Lucien Callamand

as Marshal of Brandenburg

Gil Delamare

as Soldier

Jackie Blanchot

as Soldier

Joé Davray

as Soldier

Gérard Buhr

as Soldier

Jean Parédès

as Captain of the Houlette

Jean Debucourt

as Voice of the historian (voice)

Harry-Max

as (uncredited)

Guy Henry

as (uncredited)

Françoise Spira

as (uncredited)

Claire Guibert

as Adeline La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)

Alexandre Rignault

as La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)

Paul Violette

as (uncredited)