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.

Credits

Christian-JaqueDirector

Gérard PhilipeFanfan la Tulipe

Gina LollobrigidaAdeline

Marcel HerrandLouis XV

Olivier HussenotTranche-Montagne