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Black Tights  (1961)
It's sheer magic!


6.2|7 Sept, 1961|140 min
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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.
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Keywords
opera
musical
ballet

Casts

Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
Himself / Narrator
Zizi Jeanmaire
Zizi Jeanmaire
The Gold Digger / Carmen
Roland Petit
Roland Petit
Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José
Moira Shearer
Moira Shearer
Roxane
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
The Widow
Georges Reich
Christian
Hans van Manen
The Husband / A thug / A bandit
Henning Kronstam
The Toreador
Gérard Lemaître
The café waiter / A thug

Crews

Terence Young
Terence Young
Director
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent
Costume Design
Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Costume Design
Françoise Javet
Editor
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Antoni Clave
Costume Design
Georges Wakhévitch
Costume Design
Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy
Original Story
Marius Constant
Marius Constant
Music
Roland Petit
Roland Petit
Screenplay
Henri Meilhac
Henri Meilhac
Original Story
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet
Music
Raymond Queneau
Lyricist
Prosper Mérimée
Original Story
Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy
Lyricist
Roland Petit
Roland Petit
Choreographer
Maurice Thiriet
Music
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand
Original Story
Jean-Michel Damase
Jean-Michel Damase
Music
Alfred Adam
Alfred Adam
Original Story

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