Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952) on Netflix
NR19521h 42mAdventureComedyRomance
During the Seven Years' War, Fanfan dodges a forced marriage by enlisting after Adeline, a recruiting officer's daughter, promises him fame, fortune and the king's daughter. He signs up.
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- IMDb7.1/103,832 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes70%
Plot summary
Fanfan is a charming young peasant in eighteenth-century France, where King Louis XV rules during the Seven Years' War, and he is trying to escape a shotgun marriage. Adeline, a recruiting officer's daughter, promises that the army will make him famous and rich, and that he will marry the king's daughter. Fanfan signs up and becomes a soldier in the French Army.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
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- TIME magazine placed the 1952 French film Fanfan la Tulipe on its ten-best list for 1953, and it was the only non-English-language film to make that list.
