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Feature film — 2023

Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles (2023)

9.51h 50mDocumentary — History

A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the stage of the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris. At a time when homosexuality was considered a crime by the law, Poiret and Serrault achieved great success in boulevard theater. Their success continued on the silver screen, with three Oscar nominations and a Broadway musical. Combining never-before-seen archives from the play, extracts from the film, confessions by Poiret and Serrault, and interviews with witnesses, this is the story of a wild epic.

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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.

Paris Première / INA

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Director: Christophe Duchiron

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Cast & crew

Jean Poiret as Self / Georges (archive footage)

Jean Poiret

Self / Georges (archive footage)

Michel Serrault as Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)

Michel Serrault

Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)

Frédéric Norbert as Self

Frédéric Norbert

Self

Bernard Murat as Self

Bernard Murat

Self

J

Jacques Nerson

Self

A

Alain Burosse

Self

J

Jean-Marie Besset

Self

Michel Fau as Self / Speakerine

Michel Fau

Self / Speakerine

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