Overview

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (1954) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Director (1954)
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Box office
Grossed $5.39M worldwide, about 4.0 times its $1.35M budget
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Bronisław Kaper
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert H. Planck
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Details

Director: Charles Walters
Writers: Helen DeutschScreenplay
Paul GallicoStory
Status: Released
Release date: March 10, 1953
Original language: English
Budget: $1.4M
Revenue: $5.4M
Countries: United States of America

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