Fanny (1961)
Directed by Joshua Logan

Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

Fanny is in love with Marius.  Marius is also in love with Fanny, but he is not yet ready to settle down.  Instead, he wants to travel and see the wonders of the world.  Fanny does not tell her beloved that she is carrying his child and so, whilst he is away, she marries an older man, Panisse, to save her honour.  A year later, Marius returns from his overseas adventures...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Joshua Logan
  • Script: Marcel Pagnol, S.N. Behrman (play), Joshua Logan (play), Julius J. Epstein
  • Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff
  • Music: Harold Rome
  • Cast: Leslie Caron (Fanny), Maurice Chevalier (Panisse), Charles Boyer (Cesar), Horst Buchholz (Marius), Georgette Anys (Honorine (Fanny's Mother)), Salvatore Baccaloni (Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)), Lionel Jeffries (Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)), Raymond Bussières (The Admiral), Joël Flateau (Cesario (Fanny's Son)), Victor Francen (Panisse's Elder Brother), Paul Bonifas (The Postman), Jack Ary (Sailor), Dominique Davray (Woman 1 at fish market), Germaine Delbat (Louis Panisse's Wife), Jean Ozenne (Consumer), Jean Panisse (Passer-by), Hélène Tossy (Woman 2 at fish market), Daniel Crohem, Clément Harari, Maguy Horiot
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 134 min

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