An American in Paris

"What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!"

Nov 11 1951 Approved 1h 54m
Drama, Musical, Romance

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist, while romantic complications abound.

Written by

Alan Jay Lerner

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Cast

Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's

Languages

Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

Won 6 Oscars. 11 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
An American in Paris (1951) - trailer
Featurettes
‘An American in Paris’ Play by Play with Dave Karger | TCM Musical Matinee
Scores
# of Votes
37,945
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA