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Cast

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Himself / Narrator

Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire

The Gold Digger / Carmen

Roland Petit

Roland Petit

Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Roxane

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

The Widow

Georges Reich

Georges Reich

Christian

Hans van Manen

Hans van Manen

The Husband / A thug / A bandit

Henning Kronstam

Henning Kronstam

The Toreador

Gérard Lemaître

Gérard Lemaître

The café waiter / A thug

Crew

Terence Young

Terence Young

Director

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent

Costume Design

Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Costume Design

Françoise Javet

Françoise Javet

Editor

Henri Alekan

Henri Alekan

Director of Photography

Antoni Clave

Antoni Clave

Costume Design

Georges Wakhévitch

Georges Wakhévitch

Costume Design

Ludovic Halévy

Ludovic Halévy

Original Story

Marius Constant

Marius Constant

Music

Roland Petit

Roland Petit

Screenplay

Henri Meilhac

Henri Meilhac

Original Story

Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet

Music

Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau

Lyricist

Prosper Mérimée

Prosper Mérimée

Original Story

Ludovic Halévy

Ludovic Halévy

Lyricist

Roland Petit

Roland Petit

Choreographer

Maurice Thiriet

Maurice Thiriet

Music

Edmond Rostand

Edmond Rostand

Original Story

Jean-Michel Damase

Jean-Michel Damase

Music

Alfred Adam

Alfred Adam

Original Story

Movie poster

Black Tights

19616.2 / 10140 min
Music, Romance, Drama, Comedy

Overview

It's sheer magic!

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.