Black Tights

2h 20m
MusicRomanceDramaComedy
6.2

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.

Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Himself / Narrator
Zizi Jeanmaire
The Gold Digger / Carmen
Roland Petit
Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José
Moira Shearer
Roxane
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

Crew

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

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