Moulin Rouge! (2001)

 ●  English ● 2 hrs 10 mins

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During the French belle époque of the late 1890s, Christian leaves behind his bourgeois father to seek his fortunes in the bohemian underworld of Montmartre, Paris. Christian meets the absinthe- and alcohol-addicted artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who introduces him to a world of sex, drugs, music, theater, and the scandalous dance known as the cancan, all at the Moulin Rouge, a decadent dance hall, brothel, and theater that's the brainchild of Harold Zidler. Christian also meets and falls into a tragically doomed romance with the courtesan Satine, who becomes the star of the play he's writing,

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman

Crew: Baz Luhrmann (Director), Donald McAlpine (Director of Photography), Craig Armstrong (Music Director)

Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance

Release Dates: 29 Jun 2001 (India), 24 Aug 2001 (Brazil), 01 Jun 2001 (Canada), 03 Oct 2001 (France), 23 Aug 2001 (Malaysia), 24 Aug 2001 (Mexico), 05 Jul 2001 (Singapore), 07 Sep 2001 (United Kingdom), 01 Jun 2001 (United States)

Tagline: No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love.

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Did you know? Satine had a three-year-old child in the original drafts of the script. The story was told in flashbacks, by Christian to the child. Read More
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as Christian
as Satine
as Nini Legs In The Air
as Audrey
as Le Chocolat
as The Doctor
as The Unconscious Argentinean
as Harold Zidler
as Toulouse-Lautrec
as Man In The Moon
as Marie
as The Green Fairy
as Môme Fromage
as Satie
as China Doll
as Satine's Doctor
as The Green Fairy
as Stage Manager
as Man In The Moon
as The Duke

Direction

Director

Writers

Screenplay Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director
Music Label

Sound

Sound Re-recording Mixer

Art

Art Director
Production Designer
Set Decorator

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love.
This Story Is About Truth
This Story Is About Beauty
This Story Is About Freedom
Above All Things This Story Is About Love
Truth - Beauty - Freedom - Love
Club Moulin Rouge - an experience you won't forget!
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.
This story is about love, overcoming all obstacles.
He entered in a world where fantasies are real.
Trivia:
Filming had to be put on hold for two weeks after Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up were shot while she was in a wheelchair.

The diamond necklace worn by Nicole Kidman was the most expensive piece of jewelry ever specifically made for a film. The Stefano Canturi necklace was made with 1,308 diamonds, weighing a total of 134 carats and was worth an estimated U.S. $1 million.

Satine had a three-year-old child in the original drafts of the script. The story was told in flashbacks, by Christian to the child.

Nicole Kidman wears a wig throughout the film.