UK,
1952, 119 min
(Alternative: 116 min)
Directed by:
John HustonCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Claude Nollier, Katherine Kath, Muriel Smith, Walter Crisham, Peter Cushing, Theodore Bikel, Colette Marchand (more)VOD (1)
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Set in 1890s Paris and in its most famous landmark, the Moulin Rouge café, this film centers on 19th-century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painful deformity, his miserable love life and his attempts to drown his sorrows in drink. (Netflix)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1953 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1953 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1953 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1953 - John Huston (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1953 - José Ferrer (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1953 - Colette Marchand (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1953 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1954 - Best Film
- 1954 - Outstanding British Film
- 1954 - Colette Marchand (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Venice Film Festival
- 1953 - John Huston (Silver Lion - Award for Best Director)
- 1953 - John Huston (Golden Lion for Best Film)