Moulin Rouge (1952 film) . He received high praise not only for his performance, but for his willingness to have his legs strapped in such a manner simply to play a role. It was reported that John Huston asked cinematographer Oswald Morris to render the color scheme of the film to look "as if Toulouse-Lautrec had directed it". "Moulin Rouge" was shot in three-strip Technicolor. The Technicolor projection print is created by dye transfer from three primary-color gelatin matrices. This permits great flexibility in controlling the density, contrast, and saturation of the print. Huston asked Technicolor for a subdued palette, rather than the sometimes-gaudy
Moulin Rouge (1928 film) Moulin Rouge (1928 film) Moulin Rouge is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray and Jean Bradin. The film is set in and around the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris. The film was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. It was Dupont's last fully silent film, although several of his later sound films were released with silent versions. Dupont was one of a number of leading Continental technicians and actors hired by BIP in the late 1920s to try and establish the company as a leading international producer.