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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Gallico (story)
Helen Deutsch (screenplay)
Release Date:
21 September 1953 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
You'll fall in love with... more
Plot:
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'50's Star Mel Ferrer Dies At 90
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 June 2008, 10:41 AM, PDT)
Hepburn's Ex Husband Dies
(From WENN. 4 June 2008, 12:16 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
One of the all-time greats more (40 total)
Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Leslie Caron | ... | Lili Daurier |
| Mel Ferrer | ... | Paul Berthalet |
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Marc (as Jean Pierre Aumont) |
 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | ... | Rosalie |
| Kurt Kasznar | ... | Jacquot |
| Amanda Blake | ... | Peach Lips (red-haired dame) |
| Alex Gerry | ... | Store proprietor |
| Ralph Dumke | ... | M. Corvier (cabaret and restaurant manager) |
| Wilton Graff | ... | M. Tonit (theatre agent) |
| George Baxter | ... | M. Enrique (theatre agent) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gene Conklin | ... | Whistler in Ballet Sequence (uncredited) |
| George Davis | ... | Workman (uncredited) |
| Jeannine Ducasse | ... | French Girl (uncredited) |
| Richard Grayson | ... | Flirting vendor (uncredited) |
| Claude Guy | ... | French Boy (uncredited) |
| Lars Hansen | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Jarnac | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dick Lerner | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Concessionaire (uncredited) |
| Muzzy Marcellino | ... | Whistler in Ballet Sequence (uncredited) |
| Arthur Mendez | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eda Reiss Merin | ... | Fruit peddler (uncredited) |
| Frank Radcliffe | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ruby Ray | ... | Whistler in Ballet Sequence (uncredited) |
| Reginald Simpson | ... | Workman (uncredited) |
| Georgia Stark | ... | Whistling Solo / Whistler in Ballet Sequence (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... | Woman in brown whom Lili waits on in cabaret (uncredited) |
| Fred Walton | ... | Whistler (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Charles Walters | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Paul Gallico | (story "Love of Seven Dolls") | |
| Helen Deutsch | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Edwin H. Knopf | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bronislau Kaper | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert H. Planck | (director of photography) (as Robert Planck) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ferris Webster | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
| Paul Groesse | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Arthur Krams | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mary Ann Nyberg | (as Mary Anne Nyberg) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sydney Guilaroff | .... | hair stylist | |
| William Tuttle | .... | makeup designer | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Al Jennings | .... | assistant director | |
| Carl 'Major' Roup | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording supervisor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Warren Newcombe | .... | special effects | |
Other crew | |||
| Robert Brower | .... | technicolor color consultant | |
| Henri Jaffa | .... | technicolor color consultant | |
| Dorothy Jarnac | .... | assistant choreographer | |
| Michael O'Rourke | .... | puppet creator | |
| Charles Walters | .... | choreographer | |
| Paul E. Walton | .... | puppet creator | |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
81 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:G (re-rating) (1973) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #15985)
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The earliest known appearance of the "smiley" emoticon, :-), was in an ad for this film in the New York Herald Tribune on 10 March 1953, page 20, columns 4-6. The film opened nationwide, and this ad possibly ran in many newspapers. It read: Today You'll laugh :-) You'll cry :-( You'll love <3 'Lili'" This should not be confused with the graphical yellow "smiley face", which was first drawn by Harvey Ball some 10 years later. more
Quotes:
Lili Daurier: We don't learn. We just get older, and we know. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Divine Trash (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo more
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First of all, to correct a comment made by at least one person here, the movie came before the stage musical "Carnival." Second, the movie is far superior to the stage musical. True, it's short. So? True, there's just one song. But the one song, "Hi-Lili Hi-Lo," is better than anything in "Carnival." So much for comparisons. The movie absolutely defines movie magic. It creates an unforgettable world with an unforgettable heroine played with genius by the great Leslie Caron in a performance nominated for an Oscar and deserving of a win (she was beaten by the charming but less-inspired Audrey Hepburn). Anyone who passes up the chance to see "Lili" is denying themselves one of the prime treats in all of cinema. I've seen it countless times and never fail to laugh and cry. But where is the DVD??? Give, already!