The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 French musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.
The music was written by Michel Legrand. The film dialogue is all sung as recitative, even the most casual conversation.

The film score established composer Michel Legrand's reputation in Hollywood, the song "I Will Wait For You" (the main theme) was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Song".
In North America it became a great hit and was recorded by many artists.