The Acrobat
6.4
Leon who works as a bathhouse attendant discovers a passion for the tango that will change his life. He falls in love with Fumée, a young and pretty prostitute who becomes his partner in tango contests.
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Cast
23 people
Claude Melki
Léon
Known for
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Laurence Bru
Fumée
Also in
Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird
The Little Coquette
Jacques Lourcelles
Known for
Breathless
Antoine Duhamel
Also in
The Good Life
The Circular Triangle
Jean-François Davy
Also in
Chasing the Muse
Dirty Lovers
Jean-Daniel Pollet
Also in
Three Days in Greece
The Others
Micheline Dax
Mrs. Lamour
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
Alain Levent
Édith Scob
Valentine
Known for
Holy Motors
Eyes Without a Face
Brigitte Thomasgruel
Guy Marchand
Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
Known for
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
Looking for Teddy
Marion Game
Lili
Known for
Asterix and the Vikings
The Restroom Robbery
Jean-Daniel Pollet Director · Jacques Lourcelles Writer Antoine Duhamel Composer
First release March 10, 1976 · Produced in France · Production Ilios Films, Les films du Chef-Lieu
Production
Contrechamp
Production
Ilios Films
Production
Les films du Chef-Lieu
Production
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Production
France
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Original title
L'Acrobate
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 10, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
November 12, 1979 · Theatrical
Greece
November 20, 1998 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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