Romance Adventure Comedy War
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Written by
René Wheeler, René Fallet
Gina Lollobrigida
Adeline
Nerio Bernardi
La Franchise
Geneviève Page
Marquise de Pompadour
Noël Roquevert
Fier-à-Bras
Jean Debucourt
Voice of the historian (voice)
Gérard Philipe
Fanfan la Tulipe
Alexandre Rignault
La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
Georgette Anys
Madame Tranche-Montagne
Harry-Max
(uncredited)
Jean-Marc Tennberg
Lebel
Olivier Hussenot
Tranche-Montagne
Henri Rollan
Marshal of Estrées
Gil Delamare
Soldier
Marcel Herrand
Louis XV
Jean Parédès
Captain of the Houlette
Sylvie Pelayo
Henriette de France
Lucien Callamand
Marshal of Brandenburg
Guy Henry
(uncredited)
Françoise Spira
(uncredited)
Hennery
Guillot
Joé Davray
Soldier
Lolita De Silva
Lady in waiting
Jackie Blanchot
Soldier
Claire Guibert
Adeline La Franchise (voice) (uncredited)
Georges Demas
Gérard Buhr
Soldier
Paul Violette
(uncredited)

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