Paris Blues
A love-spectacular so personally exciting, you feel it's happening to you!
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(76 votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Musical Score (1962)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Studios de Boulogne and Paris
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Sequels
Follows The Great Summit and is followed by First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
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Music
Music by Duke Ellington
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Christian Matras
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jack SherScreenplay
- Irene KampScreenplay
- Walter BernsteinScreenplay
- Harold FlenderNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 27, 1961
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Streaming on
In the United States
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Cast
Paul NewmanRam Bowen
Joanne WoodwardLillian Corning
Sidney PoitierEddie Cook
Diahann CarrollConnie Lampson
Louis ArmstrongWild Man Moore
Barbara LaageMarie Séoul
André LuguetRené Bernard
Marie VersiniNicole
Serge ReggianiMichel 'Gypsy' Devigne
MoustacheMustachio- Aaron BridgersPianist
- Guy PedersenBass Player
Roger BlinFausto the Moor (uncredited)
Hélène DieudonnéThe Pusher (uncredited)- Emilien AntilleAlto Sax Player with Armstrong at Club 33 (uncredited)
Charles BouillaudLuggage Carrier in Train (uncredited)
Michel DacquinGuest at Devigne's Party (uncredited)
Michel GarlandClub 33 Customer (uncredited)- Christian GarrosMusician (uncredited)
René HellMan with Dog in the Park (uncredited)
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