Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
Gérard Philipe
as Fanfan la Tulipe
Gina Lollobrigida
as Adeline
Marcel Herrand
as Louis XV
Olivier Hussenot
as Tranche-Montagne
Noël Roquevert
as Fier-à-Bras
Geneviève Page
as Marquise de Pompadour
Sylvie Pelayo
as Henriette de France
Henri Rollan
as Marshal of Estrées
Nerio Bernardi
as La Franchise
Jean-Marc Tennberg
as Lebel
Lolita De Silva
as Lady in waiting
Irene Young
as Marion
