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Paris Blues (1961)

A love-spectacular so personally exciting, you feel it's happening to you!

Genre : Romance, Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Martin Ritt
Writer : Jack Sher, Irene Kamp, Walter Bernstein

Synopsis

During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.

Actors

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Ram Bowen
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Lillian Corning
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Eddie Cook
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Connie Lampson
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Wild Man Moore
Barbara Laage
Barbara Laage
Marie Séoul
André Luguet
André Luguet
René Bernard
Marie Versini
Marie Versini
Nicole
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani
Michel 'Gypsy' Devigne
Moustache
Moustache
Mustachio
Aaron Bridgers
Aaron Bridgers
Pianist
Guy Pedersen
Guy Pedersen
Bass Player
Roger Blin
Roger Blin
Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
Hélène Dieudonné
Hélène Dieudonné
The Pusher (uncredited)

Crews

Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
Director
Jack Sher
Jack Sher
Screenplay
Irene Kamp
Irene Kamp
Screenplay
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Harold Flender
Harold Flender
Novel
Sam Shaw
Sam Shaw
Producer
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Music
Christian Matras
Christian Matras
Cinematography
Roger Dwyre
Roger Dwyre
Editor
Lulla Rosenfeld
Lulla Rosenfeld
Adaptation
Walter Seltzer
Walter Seltzer
Executive Producer
George Glass
George Glass
Executive Producer
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Michel Deruelle
Michel Deruelle
Makeup Artist
Joseph de Bretagne
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound
Jack Fitzstephens
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor

Trailers and other movies

Paris Blues (1961) Trailer - out now on BFI DVD & Blu-ray | BFI
Michael Schlesinger on PARIS BLUES

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