
A Night at the Opera
Documentary · Music
Overview
A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s.
Top Cast


Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot
Self (archive footage)


Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Self (archive footage)
Jean Cocteau
Self (archive footage)


Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)


Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)


Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly
Self (archive footage)


Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard


Bourvil
Bourvil
Bourvil


Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy


Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin


Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel
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