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Moulin Rouge

1952 film directed by John Huston
Movie film Q1508611
Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Moulin Rouge is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4]
  • Director: John Huston[5]
  • Screenwriter: John Huston[6], Anthony Veiller[7], Pierre La Mure[8]
  • Composer: Georges Auric[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], romance film[11], biographical film[12], musical film[13], period drama film[14]
  • Based on: Moulin Rouge: a novel based on the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec[15]
  • Cast member: José Ferrer[16], Zsa Zsa Gabor[17], Colette Marchand[18], Suzanne Flon[19], Christopher Lee[20], Claude Nollier[21], Diane Cilento[22], Eric Pohlmann[23], Fernand Fabre[24], Francis de Wolff[25], Friedrich von Ledebur[26], Georges Lannes[27], Jean Claudio[28], Jean Ozenne[29]
  • Producer: John and James Woolf[30]
  • Production company: John and James Woolf[31]
  • Director of photography: Oswald Morris[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Moulin Rouge (1952 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 6.4/10[36], 73%[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[39], United States[40]
  • Publication date: December 23, 1952[41], July 29, 1953[42]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[43], Netflix[44]
  • Narrative location: Paris[45]
  • Filming location: Paris[46], London[47]
  • Film editor: Ralph Kemplen[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[49], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Actor[51], Academy Award for Best Director[52], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[53], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[54], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[55]

Why It Matters

Moulin Rouge has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Moulin Rouge receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[3] and Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4].

Related Entities

Christopher Lee film Georges Auric John Huston José Ferrer London Netflix Peter Cushing United Kingdom United States Zsa Zsa Gabor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → W061662
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  2. 4w ago · Máté · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 10258
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  4. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → moulin-rouge
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Paul Sheriff
    Publication date → +1952-12-23T00:00:00Z, +1953-07-29T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Huston, Anthony Veiller, Pierre La Mure
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+119'}
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