Les Girls
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Original movie poster
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Produced by |
Sol C. Siegel Saul Chaplin (associate producer) |
| Written by |
John Patrick Vera Caspary (story) |
| Starring |
Gene Kelly Kay Kendall Mitzi Gaynor Taina Elg Jacques Bergerac Leslie Phillips |
| Music by | Cole Porter (music and lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,384,000 |
| Box office | $3,865,000 |
Les Girls, also known as Cole Porter's Les Girls, is a 1957 musical comedy film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by George Cukor, produced by Sol C. Siegel with Saul Chaplin as associate producer from a screenplay by John Patrick based on a story by Vera Caspary with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
It stars Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall, Mitzi Gaynor and Taina Elg with Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips, Henry Daniell and Patrick Macnee.
After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren (Kay Kendall) is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele (Taina Elg). A Rashomon (1950)-style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry (Gene Kelly), while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
Immediately after the film was released tentative plans were announced for a sequel called Les Boys.
According to MGM records the film made $2,415,000 in the US and Canada and $1,450,000 elsewhere, but because of its high production cost lost $1,635,000.
Les Girls was a major vehicle for choreographer Jack Cole, and one of the first films to feature the role of choreographer in the opening credits.
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