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FANFAN LA TULIPE (Original title)FEARLESS LITTLE SOLDIER (Alternative title)
Date: 20 March 1952 (Release)

Countries: France, Italy

Director: Christian-Jaque

Synopsis: A young lover is duped by a recruiting sergeant into joining the army in the belief that he is destined for a glorious career and a royal marriage.

Genres:
Crime, Comedy, Romance
Releases
Date: 20 March 1952Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Sound - MonoRuntime: 98 mins Length: 2736 MetresLanguage: French

Credits (16)
Production Company: Les Films Ariane, Production Company: Filmsonor (Paris), Production Company: Rizzoli Editore, Production Company: Produzione Film Giuseppe Amato, Screenplay: René Wheeler, Screenplay: René Fallet, Adaptation: Christian-Jaque, Adaptation: Henri Jeanson, Adaptation: René Wheeler, Dialogue: Henri Jeanson, Director of Photography: Christian Matras, Editor: Jacques Desagneaux, Decor: Robert Gys, Music: Georges Van Parys, Music: Maurice Thiriet
Cast (12)
Gérard Philipe (Fanfan la Tulipe), Gina Lollobrigida (Adeline), Noël Roquevert (fier-a-Bras), Olivier Hussenot (Tranche Montagne), Marcel Herrand (Louis XV), Jean-Marc Tennberg (Lebel), Jean Parédès (Captain de la Houlette), Henri Rollan (The Field Marshal), Nerio Bernardi (La Franchise), Geneviève Page (Mme. de Pompadour), Sylvie Pelayo (Henriette de France), Georgette Anys