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La Cage aux Folles

Original title: La Cage aux folles
  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
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7.2/10
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Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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Comedy
The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-cons... Read allThe manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
11K
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POPULARITY
13,215
912
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    • Director
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles")
      • Francis Veber(screenplay)
      • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ugo Tognazzi
      • Michel Serrault
      • Claire Maurier
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles")
      • Francis Veber(screenplay)
      • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ugo Tognazzi
      • Michel Serrault
      • Claire Maurier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Michel Galabru and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Galabru and Venantino Venantini in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Benny Luke and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Rémi Laurent and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Galabru and Luisa Maneri in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Benny Luke in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    Michel Galabru and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    La Cage aux Folles (1978)
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    Top cast

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    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Renato Baldi
    Michel Serrault
    Michel Serrault
    • Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli
    Claire Maurier
    • Simone Deblon
    Rémi Laurent
    • Laurent Baldi
    Carmen Scarpitta
    • Louise Charrier
    Benny Luke
    Benny Luke
    • Jacob
    Luisa Maneri
    Luisa Maneri
    • Andréa Charrier
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Simon Charrier
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Le chauffeur de Charrier
    Carlo Reali
    • Le videur
    Guido Cerniglia
    • Le médecin
    Angelo Pellegrino
    • Un assistant de la boîte de nuit
    Nicola D'Eramo
    Vinicio Diamanti
    Liana Del Balzo
    • Mme Charrier
    Piero Mazzinghi
    • A journalist
    Walter Lucchini
    Bruno Sgueglia
    • Director
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret(play "La cage aux folles") (screenplay)
      • Francis Veber(screenplay)
      • Édouard Molinaro(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When released in 1978, it ranked as the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever in the United States.
    • Goofs
      When Renato finds Albin on the bench at the train station, he sits down on the bench. But when the shot changes, Renato has suddenly moved closer to Albin.
    • Quotes

      Albin Mougeotte: He's being taken from us, and we won't have any others.

      Renato Baldi: Unless there's a miracle.

    • Alternate versions
      Showtime presented both subtitled and dubbed versions many years ago. The dubbed version had scenes that weren't in the subtitled version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Real Life, La Cage aux Folles, Over the Edge, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Rich Kids (1979)

    User reviews46

    Review
    Top review
    Hilarious farce, much better than the sequels or remake ("The Birdcage").
    Absolutely classic French bedroom farce, hilarious from start to finish. Oft-told tale about two gay lovers whose son wants to marry a politician's daughter, and the lover's attempt to straighten out for one night. So far there are two sequels, a musical version, and an inferior American remake ("The Birdcage" with Nathan Lane and Robin Williams), but this is the original, the only, the funniest, the best.

    Don't let the subtitles intimidate you, this is hilarious, this is the best, this movie RULES.
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    5
    • otter
    • Mar 6, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Birds of a Feather
    • Filming locations
      • Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Da.Ma. Cinematografica
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • FRF 7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,424,259
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,709
      • Apr 1, 1979
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,424,259
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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