Paris Blues (1961)
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.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writers:
Walter Bernstein, Jack Sher, Irene Kamp.
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Paul Newman as Ram Bowen |
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Joanne Woodward as Lillian Corning |
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Sidney Poitier as Eddie Cook |
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Diahann Carroll as Connie Lampson |
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Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore |
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Barbara Laage as Marie Séoul |
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André Luguet as René Bernard |
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Marie Versini as Nicole |
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Serge Reggiani as Michel 'Gypsy' Devigne |
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Moustache as Mustachio |
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Aaron Bridgers as Pianist |
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Guy Pedersen as Bass Player |
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Roger Blin as Fausto the Moor (uncredited) |
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Hélène Dieudonné as The Pusher (uncredited) |
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Emilien Antille as Alto Sax Player with Armstrong at Club 33 (uncredited) |
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Charles Bouillaud as Luggage Carrier in Train (uncredited) |
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Michel Dacquin as Guest at Devigne's Party (uncredited) |
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Michel Garland as Club 33 Customer (uncredited) |
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Christian Garros as Musician (uncredited) |
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René Hell as Man with Dog in the Park (uncredited) |
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Jo Labarrère as Club 33 Customer (uncredited) |
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Jack Lenoir as Club 33 Waiter (uncredited) |
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Franck Maurice as Luggage Carrier on the Platform (uncredited) |
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Michel Portal as Musician (uncredited) |
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Claude Rollet as Club 33 Customer (uncredited) |
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Albert Simono as Guest at Devigne's Party (uncredited) |
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André Tomasi as Club 33 Bartender (uncredited) |
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María Velasco as Pianist (uncredited) |
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Dominique Zardi as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Writing | Walter Bernstein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jack Sher | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irene Kamp | Screenplay |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Production | George Glass | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Deruelle | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Lulla Rosenfeld | Adaptation |
| Production | Walter Seltzer | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Billy Byers | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carita | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renée Guidet | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Leon Birnbaum | Music Editor |
| Production | Michel Rittener | Production Manager |
| Camera | Henri Tiquet | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Dagmar Bolin | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Christian Matras | Director of Photography |
| Directing | André Smagghe | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Bernard Farrel | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Harold Flender | Novel |
| Production | Sam Shaw | Producer |
| Editing | Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Camera | Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Duke Ellington | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lee Katz | Associate Producer |