Fanfan la Tulipe

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Olivier Hussenot, Gina Lollobrigida, and Gérard Philipe in Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)

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Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Gérard Philipe

Fanfan La Tulipe
(as Gérard Philipe du Théatre National Populaire)

Gina Lollobrigida

Adeline La Franchise

Marcel Herrand

Louis XV

Olivier Hussenot

Tranche-Montagne

Henri Rollan

Le maréchal d'Estrée
(as Henri Rollan de la Comédie Française)

Nerio Bernardi

La Franchise

Jean-Marc Tennberg

Monsieur Lebel
(as Jean Marc Tennberg)

Geneviève Page

La marquise de Pompadour

Sylvie Pelayo

Henriette de France

Lolita De Silva

La dame d'honneur
(as Lolita de Silva)

Irène Young

Marion

Georgette Anys

Madame Tranche-Montagne

Hennery

Guillot

Lucien Callamand

Le maréchal de Brandebourg

Gil Delamare

Un soldat

Jackie Blanchot

Un soldat

Joé Davray

Un soldat
(as Joe Davray)

Gérard Buhr

Un soldat

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Trivia
The film's Italian actors, Gina Lollobrigida and Nerio Bernardi, have their voices dubbed by the uncredited Claire Guibert and Alexandre Rignault.

Goofs
This is a fun film not to be taken as history, but it is supposed to be set in the Seven Years War in the 18th Century. The troops are carrying percussion cap rifles from the 1860s.

Quotes
Marion: Heavens, my father!
Guillot: There you are. Rascal! Bandit! Riffraff! You, come here! Cover yourself up. Stop flaunting your God-given gifts. You little tramp! I thought you were at confession.
Fanfan La Tulipe: To confess she has to sin first.
Guillot: Your Parisian tricks won't save you.
Fanfan La Tulipe: What did I do wrong? Marion is pretty and desirable. She doubted it. I showed her she had charms.

Alternate versions
The film was colorized in 1997 through the company Dynacs Digital, under the supervision of Les Films Ariane's Sophie Juin.

Connections
Featured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: Fanfan la Tulipe (1959)

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9/10

Charmingly loopy swashbuckler.

The superb star quality of Gerard Philipe, who died way too young, leaps from the screen in this witty, funny, sly swashbuckling comedy with plenty of sword fencing and knockabout antics. Charmingly loopy in its' storytelling, impossible to resist. A sweet romantic comedy with a very young Gina Lollobrigida as the love interest. A movie one will remember with great affection.