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La Cage aux Folles

1979·1h 37m·R
Comedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
13,111 votes
Metascore
61
Metacritic

The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.

La Cage aux Folles is a 1979 comedy movie directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Rémi Laurent, Claire Maurier, Michel Serrault. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 13,111 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Édouard Molinaro
Stars
Rémi Laurent
Claire Maurier
Michel Serrault
Ugo Tognazzi
Details
1979-05-13
97 min
Movie
R
★ France, Italy
★ French
Keywords
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