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Fanny (1961)
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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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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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Julius J. Epstein
In Theaters:6/28/1961
Box Office:
Runtime:133 minutes
Studio:Mansfield Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Joshua Logan
Director
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
Raymond Bussières
The Admiral
Joël Flateau
Cesario (Fanny's Son)
Victor Francen
Panisse's older brother
Paul Bonifas
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