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An American in Paris
“What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!”
7.0 / 10• 1951• 1h 53m•G• English
MusicRomanceComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gene Kelly
Jerry Mulligan
Lead
Leslie Caron
Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant
Adam Cook
Georges Guétary
Henri Baurel
Nina Foch
Milo Roberts
RA
Robert Ames
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
JA
Joan Anderson
Child in Ballet (uncredited)
LA
Larry Arnold
Frenchman (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincente Minnelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. An American in Paris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
