Black Tights
62 %|Sep 7, 1961|Music, Romance, Drama, Comedy
Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The Gold Digger), Cyrano de Bergerac, Deuil en 24 heures (A Merry Mourning), and Carmen.
Featured Crew
Christian Dior
Costume Design
Terence Young
Director
Yves Saint Laurent
Costume Design
Françoise Javet
Editor
Georges Wakhévitch
Costume Design
Antoni Clave
Costume Design
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Jean-Michel Damase
Music
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Cast
Maurice Chevalier
Himself / Narrator
Zizi Jeanmaire
The Gold Digger / Carmen
Roland Petit
Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José
Moira Shearer
Roxane
Cyd Charisse
The Widow
Georges Reich
Christian
Hans van Manen
The Husband / A thug / A bandit
Henning Kronstam
The Toreador
Gérard Lemaître
The café waiter / A thug