Black Tights

Sep 7, 1961

2h 20m

★ 6.2

It's sheer magic!

Overview

Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The Gold Digger), Cyrano de Bergerac, Deuil en 24 heures (A Merry Mourning), and Carmen.

Genres

Music

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Doperfilme

Talma Filmes

Les Artistes Associés

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Cast

Himself / Narrator

Maurice Chevalier

The Gold Digger / Carmen

Zizi Jeanmaire

Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José

Roland Petit

Roxane

Moira Shearer

The Widow

Cyd Charisse

Christian

Georges Reich

The Husband / A thug / A bandit

Hans van Manen

The Toreador

Henning Kronstam

The café waiter / A thug

Gérard Lemaître

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