An American in Paris

An American in Paris (1951)

U
26/08/1951 (GB)
Music, Romance, Comedy
1h 53m

What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!

Overview

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

  • Vincente MinnelliDirector
  • Alan Jay LernerScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $5,635,000

  • Revenue

    $6,981,000

Keywords

  • new year's eve
  • paris, france
  • musical
  • painter
  • parfum
  • singing

Top Billed Cast

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Jerry Mulligan

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Lise Bouvier

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Adam Cook

Georges Guétary

Georges Guétary

Henri Baurel

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Milo Roberts

Robert Ames

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Joan Anderson

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Larry Arnold

Frenchman (uncredited)

Martha Bamattre

Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited)

Charles Bastin

Smiling Young Man (uncredited)

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