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61% Critic Match
The Last Time I Saw Paris
“The sensational story of youth on a fling”
6.1 / 10• 1954• 1h 56m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Taylor
Helen Ellswirth
Lead
Van Johnson
Charles Wills
Walter Pidgeon
James Ellswirth
Donna Reed
Marion Ellswirth
Eva Gabor
Lorraine Quarl
Kurt Kasznar
Maurice
George Dolenz
Claude Matine
Roger Moore
Paul
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Brooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Last Time I Saw Paris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
