An American in Paris / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Alan Jay Lerner ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Disc 1. Feature film ; Special features. Commentary by Patricia Ward Kelly ; Paris on parade ; Symphony in slang ; Theatrical trailer -- Disc 2. Special features. Gene Kelly : anatomy of a dancer ; 'S wonderful : the making of an American in Paris ; Love walked in outtake ; Audio outtakes ; Radio interviews.
Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Credits (note)
Director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; ballet photographed by John Alton ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; musical direction, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger.
Performer (note)
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
Audience (note)
Not rated by the MPAA.
System details (note)
DVD, NTSC, region 1; dual-layer disc; Dolby digital mono.
Language (note)
In English or dubbed French; optional English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles; subtitled for the hard-of-hearing.
Awards (note)
Winner, Best Picture (Arthur Freed), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner), Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin), Best Costume Design, Color (Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff), Best Cinematography, Color (Alfred Gilks, John Alton), Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason); Nominee, Best Director (Vincente Minnelli), Best Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan) -- 1952 Academy Awards (U.S.A.)
Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.
Title
An American in Paris / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Alan Jay Lerner ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; dual-layer disc; Dolby digital mono.
Cast
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
Credits
Director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; ballet photographed by John Alton ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; musical direction, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger.
Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
Language
In English or dubbed French; optional English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles; subtitled for the hard-of-hearing.
Awards
Winner, Best Picture (Arthur Freed), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner), Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin), Best Costume Design, Color (Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff), Best Cinematography, Color (Alfred Gilks, John Alton), Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason); Nominee, Best Director (Vincente Minnelli), Best Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan) -- 1952 Academy Awards (U.S.A.)
Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.
Added author
Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Screenwriter
Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973. Producer
Minnelli, Vincente. Director
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996. Actor
Caron, Leslie. Actor
Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972. Actor
Guétary, Georges. Actor
Foch, Nina. Actor
Gilks, Alfred. Cinematographer
Fazan, Adrienne. Film editor
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Composer
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Librettist
Green, Johnny, 1908-1989. Conductor
Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997. Conductor
Salinger, Conrad.
Alton, John.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Loew's Incorporated.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Added title
American in Paris (Motion picture)
American in Paris (Motion picture). French.
Paris on parade.
Symphony in slang.
American masters. Gene Kelly : anatomy of a dancer.