Director: Vincente Minnelli

Writer: Alan Jay Lerner

Music and Lyrics by: George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin

Producer: Arthur Freed

Keywords: Musical Comedy, France

Gene Kelly plays an American GI staying in Paris after the war, who tries his hand at painting. An older American woman will sponsor his painting but really wants romance (he's a terrible painter); Kelly falls for a different girl, played by Leslie Caron in her film debut. Film was created as a scaffold to hang Gershwin numbers on. Winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Music Score, nominated for 2 additional.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leslie Caron	Dancer	1-Jul-1931		Gigi
Nina Foch	Actor	20-Apr-1924	5-Dec-2008	Executive Suite
Gene Kelly	Actor	23-Aug-1912	2-Feb-1996	Singin' in the Rain
Oscar Levant	Pianist	27-Dec-1906	14-Aug-1972	Panelist, Information Please

CAST

Starring
Gene Kelly	...   Jerry Mulligan (painter)
And Introducing
Leslie Caron	...   Lise Bouvier (love interest)
With
Oscar Levant	...   Adam Cook
Georges Guetary	...   Henri Baurel
Nina Foch	...   Milo Roberts (love interest)
And Presenting
The American in Paris Ballet	...   Ballet Company

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