Description: La Cage Aux Folles (VHS, 1979) French w/ English Subtitles Birdcage LGBTQ+ Gay. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a middle-aged gay couple – Renato Baldi, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin Mougeotte, his star attraction – and the madness that ensues when Renato's son Laurent brings home his fiancée Andrea and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them. Directed by Édouard Molinaro Screenplay by Marcello Danon Édouard Molinaro Jean Poiret Francis Veber Based on La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret Produced by Marcello Danon Starring Ugo Tognazzi Michel Serrault Claire Maurier Rémi Laurent Carmen Scarpitta Michel Galabru Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi Edited by Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon Music by Ennio Morricone[1] Production companies Les Productions Artistes Associés Da.Ma. Produzione Distributed by United Artists Release date 25 October 1978 Running time 91 minutes[2] Countries France Italy Language French Budget $1.1 million Box office $20.4 million[3] The film was released in Italy on October 20, 1978 and in France on October 25. It was a considerable commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing foreign-language films released in the United States of all time. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for three Oscars: Best Director (Molinaro), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Costume Design. Michel Serrault won the César Award for Best Actor. It was followed by two sequels, with Tognazzi, Serrault, and Galabru reprising their roles.
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Language: French, English
Actor: MICHEL SERRAULT
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Special Features: DOLBY SYSTEM
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Signal Standard: NTSC
Rating: R
Movie/TV Title: Cage Aux Folles
Sub-Genre: French
Leading Role: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi
Genre: Foreign Language, Foreign Films