Lili

Lili

1953 | 1h 21m | Musical, Romance | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

A naïve, orphaned waif finds a home with the puppet show in a traveling French carnival — and the love of a man who can only open his heart through the deeds and words of his marionettes.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Charles Walters

CAST

Leslie Caron

Mel Ferrer

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Kurt Kasznar

PRODUCERS

Edwin H. Knopf

WRITERS

Helen Deutsch

Paul Gallico

Host Intros

01:39
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Lili (1953)
Intro Aired: Aug 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Lili, 1953.
01:32
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Lili (1953)
Intro Aired: Jun 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Lili, 1953.
01:32
Dave Karger Intro -- Lili (1953)
Intro Aired: Feb 2017
Dave Karger introduces Lili, 1953.
02:22
Alicia Malone Intro -- Lili (1953)
Intro Aired: Jan 2019
TCM's Alicia Malone introduces Lili, 1953.

Related Videos

02:43
Lili (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Clip
Continuing the scene in which troubled puppeteer Paul (Mel Ferrer) has engaged 16-year-old orphan Leslie Caron (title character) in conversation with his creations, carnival friends led by Kurt Kasznar watching, the hit song by Bronislau Kaper and Helen Deutsch, in MGMs Lili, 1953.
03:51
Lili (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Have No Family?
Clip
Everyones French and idyllic, Jean Pierre Aumont, Kurt Kasznar and Mel Ferrer haggling over fruit when title character Leslie Caron (in her first role after An American In Paris), arrives, her expectations let down, Alex Gerry as a storekeeper, opening the MGM fantasy musical hit Lili, 1953.
03:14
Lili - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A French orphan gets a job with a carnival puppet show in Lili (1953), starring Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
03:29
Lili (1953) -- (Movie Clip) I'm A Very Interesting Fellow
Clip
16-year-old French orphan Leslie Caron (title character), fired from the carnival after failure as a waitress, moping until puppeteer Paul (Mel Ferrer) sees an opportunity, draws her into conference with his puppets, based on other members of the troupe, in MGMs Lili, 1953.

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