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An American in Paris(1951)
Status: Released
Date: 1951-09-26
70%
592 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: English, French, German.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $5,635,000.00
Revenue: $6,981,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: An American in Paris
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gene Kelly
Jerry Mulligan
Leslie Caron
Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant
Adam Cook
Georges Guétary
Henri Baurel
Nina Foch
Milo Roberts
Video Trailer An American in Paris
Video: An American in Paris (1951) - trailer
An American in Paris (1951) - trailer
‘An American in Paris’ Play by Play with Dave Karger | TCM Musical Matinee
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‘An American in Paris’ Play by Play with Dave Karger | TCM Musical Matinee - Featurette
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