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An American in Paris

Year:

1951

Duration:

113 min

Genres:

Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1951-11-11

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $2,723,903

Gross: $4,500,000 (USA) Rentals $8,005,000 (Worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Nina Foch

An American in Paris

Bert Madrid

Gene Kelly

Jerry Mulligan

Leslie Caron

Lise Bouvier

Oscar Levant

Adam Cook

Georges Guétary

Henri Baurel (as Georges Guetary)

The American In Paris Ballet

Ballet Dancers

Jon Gardner

Child in Ballet (as John Gardner)

Robert Ames

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Joan Anderson

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette Andrews

News Vendor (uncredited)

Martha Bamattre

Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited)

Felice Basso

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Charles Bastin

Smiling Young Man (uncredited)

Joan Bayley

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Janine Bergez

Girl (uncredited)

Rodney Bieber

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)

Ralph Blum

Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)

Nan Boardman

Maid (uncredited)

Dino Bolognese

Bartender (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Georges Matthieu (uncredited)

Ann Brendon

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Florence Brundage

Fury (uncredited)

Monica Bucky

Girl (uncredited)

Peter Camlin

Artist (uncredited)

David Carlin

Strongman (uncredited)

Sue Casey

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Monique Chantal

Audience Member (uncredited)

Andre Charisse

Patron at Flodair Café / Dancing Partner (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ann Codee

Therese (uncredited)

Louise Colombet

Woman with Cats (uncredited)

Allan Cook

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Adèle Coray

Honeymooner (uncredited)

Susan Cummings

Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)

Albert D'Arno

Waiter (uncredited)

Viola Daniels

Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)

George Davis

François (uncredited)

Paul De Corday

Bartender (uncredited)

René de Loffre

Boy (uncredited)

George Dee

Waiter (uncredited)

Ralph Del Campo

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Gloria DeWerd

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jeannine Ducasse

Girl (uncredited)

Art Dupuis

Driver (uncredited)

John Eldredge

Jack Jansen (uncredited)

Carli Elinor

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Marietta Elliott

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

George Ellsworth

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eugene Faccuito

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Ernie Flatt

Dancing G.I. (uncredited)

Marie Francoise

Girl (uncredited)

Eric Freeman

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Mary Jane French

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Captain Garcia

Man at Shutters (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Gleason

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Glickman

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Ricardo Gonzáles

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Madeline Gradin

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

André Guy

Boy (uncredited)

Claude Guy

Boy (uncredited)

Judy Hall

Girl at Ball (uncredited)

Patricia Hall

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Betty Hannon

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Harmon

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jean Harrison

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Linda Heller

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marian Horosko

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Don Hulbert

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Dickie Humphreys

Dancing G.I. (uncredited)

Harvey Karels

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

David Kasday

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Stephen Kirchner

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Isabel La Mal

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tommy Ladd

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette

Nun / Artist / French Girl (uncredited)

Judy Landon

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Richard Landry

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Michele Lange

Audience Member (uncredited)

Numa Lapeyre

Girl (uncredited)

Louise Laureau

Nun / Woman at Table (uncredited)

Louis Laurent

Bearded Painter (uncredited)

Janet Lavis

Fury (uncredited)

Meredith Leeds

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Dick Lerner

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Ruth Lewis

Girl at Ball (uncredited)

Eileen Locklin

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Lopez

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Wanda Lucienne

Woman on Phone (uncredited)

Ralph Madlener

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Dudley Field Malone

Winston Churchill

Bob Mascagno

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Charles Mauu

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

John McDowd (uncredited)

Anthony Mazzola

Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)

Leonard A. Mazzola

Young Man at Mirror (uncredited)

Greg McClure

Rugged G.I. (uncredited)

Svetlana McLe

Fury (uncredited)

Bonnie Menzies

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Mary Menzies

Fury (uncredited)

Sheila Meyers

Fury (uncredited)

Charles Millsfield

Man with Books (uncredited)

Leo Mostovoy

Audience Member (uncredited)

Noel Neill

American Girl (uncredited)

Anna Q. Nilsson

Kay Jansen (uncredited)

Allen O'Locklin

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Roy Ossorio

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Alfred Paix

Postman (uncredited)

Jetsy Parker

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Christian Pasques

Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)

Lucien Plauzoles

Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)

Pierre Plauzoles

Boy (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Man at Table (uncredited)

Don Quinn

Honeymooner (uncredited)

Anne Belle Rasmussen

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Ricky Ricardi

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Carol Risser

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Marilyn Rogers

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Jean Romaine

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Alex Romero

Dancing G.I. (uncredited)

Hayden Rorke

Tommy Baldwin (uncredited)

Dennis Ross

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Albert Ruiz

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Marilyn Russell

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Betty Scott

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Linda Scott

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Rudolph Silva

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Pat Simms

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Melba Snowden

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

John Stanley

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Sam Strangis

G.I. (uncredited)

Phyllis Sutton

Fury (uncredited)

Beverly Thompson

'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)

Yves Troendle

Boy (uncredited)

Peter Troiekouroff

Boy (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

Fury (uncredited)

Dorothy Tuttle

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Maya Van Horn

Audience Member (uncredited)

Pat Volasko

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Dorothy Ward

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Ray Weamer

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Pamela Wells

Child in Ballet (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Herbert Winters

G.I. (uncredited)

Mary Young

Flower Lady (uncredited)

Lila Zali

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Gene Kelly screened The Red Shoes (1948) for the MGM executives to persuade them to back a dance film.

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Film debut of Leslie Caron.

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The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.

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Goofs

When Gene Kelly is painting Lisa's portrait, she poses with a red carnation in her hand. When they lean in to embrace the carnation falls on the ground and is momentarily out of view. He bends to pick it up, but it's no longer a carnation but a red rose. The difference is quite obvious in the flower petal arrangements.

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When Jerry and Lise walk down the riverside together, Jerry leaves his coat by the tree.

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In the "By Strauss" waltz, Jerry is dancing with two ladies in the café, and his cap falls off while he is kneeling. He briefly attempts to retrieve it, then leaves it where it is.

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Quotes

Lise Bouvier: Jerry, don't let me leave you this way.

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Lise Bouvier: Jerry, if it means anything to you, I love you.

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Henri Baurel: You only find the right one once.

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Faq

Is 'An American in Paris' based on a book?

No. It is based on a script by American playwright/lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, inspired by a 1928 orchestral composition by American composer George Gershwin. Gershwin and his lyricist brother Ira also composed the music for this film. The film won the 1952 Academy Award for Best Picture.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for An American in Paris can be found here.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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