Black Tights (1960)
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Black Tights is a filmed ballet anthology divided into four all-dance episodes. "The Diamond Cruncher" spotlights Ziza Jeanmaire as a lady mobster who gives up her life of crime for the love of a good man. "Cyrano de Bergerac" stars Roland Petit (who also choreographed) as Cyrano and Moira Shearer as Roxanne; its music was composed by Marius Constant, of Twilight Zone fame. "A Merry Mourning" finds Cyd Charisse flittering her way into a deadly romantic triangle. And "Carmen," starring Jeanmaire once more, is the old story, danced rather than sung to the music of Bizet. Both the French and English-language versions of Black Tights are narrated by Maurice Chevalier. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zizi Jeanmaire, Cyd Charisse, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terence Young
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Black Tights
Black Tights is a filmed ballet anthology divided into four all-dance episodes. "The Diamond Cruncher" spotlights Ziza Jeanmaire as a lady mobster who gives up her life of crime for the love of a good man. "Cyrano de Bergerac" stars Roland Petit (who also choreographed) as Cyrano and Moira Shearer as Roxanne; its music was composed by Marius Constant, of Twilight Zone fame. "A Merry Mourning" finds Cyd Charisse flittering her way into a deadly romantic triangle. And "Carmen," starring Jeanmaire once more, is the old story, danced rather than sung to the music of Bizet. Both the French and English-language versions of Black Tights are narrated by Maurice Chevalier. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 125 mins
Complete Cast of Black Tights
- Zizi Jeanmaire
- Moira Shearer
- Dirk Sanders
- Georges Reich - [Cyrano Debergerac]
- Henning Kronstam
- Cyd Charisse
- Roland Petit
- Hans Van Manen - [A Merry Mourning]
- Maurice Chevalier - Narrator
- Director(s):
- Terence Young
- Producer(s):
- Simon Schiffrin, Joseph Kaufman
- Categories:
- Music & Performing Arts
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