An American in Paris

Resource Information

The work An American in Paris represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

An American in Paris

Statement of responsibility

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Vincente Minnelli

Title variation

Américain à Paris

Creator

• American in Paris (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
• Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986
• Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972
• Minnelli, Vincente
• Newcombe, Warren
• trueOrry-Kelly, 1897-1964
• Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982
• Ries, Irving G., 1890-1963
• Salinger, Conrad
• Sharaff, Irene
• Ames, Preston
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• trueCaron, Leslie
• Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997
• Fazan, Adrienne
• Turner Entertainment Co
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Foch, Nina
• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973
• trueGershwin, George, 1898-1937
• Loew's Incorporated
• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960
• Gilks, Alfred
• Green, Johnny, 1908-1989
• Guétary, Georges
• Alton, John
• Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971
• Willis, Edwin B.

Actor

• trueCaron, Leslie
• Foch, Nina
• Guétary, Georges
• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
• Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972

Artistic director

• Ames, Preston
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960

Choreographer

• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996

Composer

• trueGershwin, George, 1898-1937
• Salinger, Conrad

Costume designer

• trueOrry-Kelly, 1897-1964
• Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982
• Sharaff, Irene

Director

• Minnelli, Vincente

Director of photography

• Alton, John
• Gilks, Alfred

Film editor

• Fazan, Adrienne

Lyricist

• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

Musical director

• Green, Johnny, 1908-1989
• Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997

Producer

• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

Production personnel

• Newcombe, Warren
• Ries, Irving G., 1890-1963

Screenwriter

• Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986

Set designer

• Willis, Edwin B.

Sound designer

• Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971

Subject

• Videos (DVD)
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Man-woman relationship -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature
• Americans -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Americans -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Musical films
• Musical
• Paris (France) -- Drama
• Paris (France) -- Drama
• Romance
• Romance films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Romance films
• Feature
• Musical films
• Videos (DVD)
• Musical
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Romance
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng

Summary

An ex-GI loves Paris and loves even more an alluring, but engaged, perfume-shop clerk

Related

• Gene Kelly collection

Awards note

Academy Award (1951): Best art direction, Best cinematography, Best costume design, Best music, Best picture, Best writing.

Cataloging source

FYM

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin ; musical direction, Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; ballet photographed by John Alton ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis ; special effects, Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; costumes designed by Orry-Kelly ; Beaux Arts Ball costumes designed by Walter Plunkett ; ballet costumes designed by Irene Sharaff

Intended audience

Not rated by MPAA

Language note

In English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch

Runtime

114

Target audience

general

Technique

live action