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Lili

Lili

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19536.71h 21m

Overview

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

Directed by Charles Walters
Written by Helen Deutsch, Paul Gallico
Produced by Edwin H. Knopf
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $5.4M

Top Cast

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Lili Daurier

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Paul Berthalet

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Marc

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Rosalie

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Jacquot

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Peach Lips

Alex Gerry

Alex Gerry

Proprietor

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

M. Corvier

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

M. Tonit

George Baxter

George Baxter

M. Enrique

Themes & Keywords

circusyoungsterpuppeteercarnivalmusicalpuppetry

About Lili

Lili is a romance, drama, music film released in 1953 exploring themes of circus, youngster, puppeteer, carnival, musical, puppetry. Directed by Charles Walters, it stars Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont. Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

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