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Lili

Lili

Lili

Lili

You'll fall in love with...

1953•1h 21m•

★6.8(64 ratings)

RomanceDramaMusic

Overview

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

Director

Charles Walters

Writers

Helen Deutsch, Paul Gallico

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Main Cast

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Lili Daurier

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Paul Berthalet

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Marc

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Rosalie

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Jacquot

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Peach Lips

Alex Gerry

Alex Gerry

Proprietor

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

M. Corvier

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

M. Tonit

George Baxter

George Baxter

M. Enrique

Eda Reiss Merin

Eda Reiss Merin

Fruit peddler (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson

Workman (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Charles Walters
Assistant Director: Al Jennings

Writing

Screenplay: Helen Deutsch
Story: Paul Gallico

Production

Producer: Edwin H. Knopf
Unit Production Manager: Hugh Boswell

Music & Sound

Sound: Douglas Shearer
Original Music Composer: Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Robert H. Planck

Editing

Editor: Ferris Webster

Art Direction

Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction: Paul Groesse
Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration: Arthur Krams

Costume & Make-Up

Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff
Makeup Artist: William Tuttle
Costume Design: Mary Ann Nyberg

Keywords

circusyoungsterpuppeteercarnivalmusicalpuppetry

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "You'll fall in love with..."

#2

With a budget of $1.4M, the film grossed $5.4M — a profit of $4.0M (299% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 81 minutes (1h 21m).

#4

The film was directed by Charles Walters.

#5

The screenplay was written by Helen Deutsch.

#6

The score was composed by Bronislau Kaper.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Robert H. Planck.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0046000.

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Rating

6.8/10

Good

64 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Lili

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$1,353,000

Revenue:

$5,393,000

Production Companies:

Loew's Incorporated

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer