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Feature film — 1961

Fanny (1961)

6.72h 13mDrama — Romance

Almost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father, and he longs for the sea. The night before he is to leave on a 5-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her. He must choose between an exciting life at sea, and a boring life with the woman he loves. And Fanny must choose between keeping the man she loves, and letting him live the life he seems to want.

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A high-signal pick with 47 votes.

Mansfield Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Joshua Logan

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Cast & crew

Leslie Caron as Fanny

Leslie Caron

Fanny

Maurice Chevalier as Panisse

Maurice Chevalier

Panisse

Charles Boyer as Cesar

Charles Boyer

Cesar

Horst Buchholz as Marius

Horst Buchholz

Marius

Georgette Anys as Honorine (Fanny's Mother)

Georgette Anys

Honorine (Fanny's Mother)

Salvatore Baccaloni as Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)

Salvatore Baccaloni

Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)

Lionel Jeffries as Monsieur Brun

Lionel Jeffries

Monsieur Brun

Raymond Bussières as The Admiral

Raymond Bussières

The Admiral

J

Joël Flateau

Cesario (Fanny's Son)

Victor Francen as Panisse's older brother

Victor Francen

Panisse's older brother

Paul Bonifas as The Postman

Paul Bonifas

The Postman

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