Paris Blues
Paris Blues is an American film carried out by Martin Ritt, left in 1961.
Synopsis
Two musicians of Jazz to Paris make the meeting of two American coeds.
Data sheet
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Title: Paris Blues
- Realization: Martin Ritt
- Scenario: Walter Bernstein, Irene Kamp, Jack Sher and Lulla Rosenfeld according to the novel of Harold Flender.
- Music: Duke Ellington
- Photography: Christian Matras
- Assembly: Roger Dwyre
- Artistic director: Alexandre Trauner
- Format: Black and white - its mono
- Country of origin: the United States
- Lasted: 98 minutes
Production: Producing for Production company
- Genre: drama
- Coming out date: January 21st 1742 (Monaco)
Distribution
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Paul Newman: RAM Bowen
- Joanne Woodward: Lillian Corning
- Sidney Poitier : Eddie Cook
- Louis Armstrong: Wild Man Moore
- Diahann Carroll : Connie Lampson
- Barbara Laage: Marie Seoul
- Andre Luguet: Rene Bernard
- Marie Versini: Nicole
- Moustache: a beater
- Aaron Bridgers: a pianist
- Guy Pederson: a bass player
- Serge Reggiani: Michel Duvigne
- Michel Portal: a musician
Around film
- This film is regarded as first American film where a black actor (Sidney Poitier) saw himself proposing a role of young first romantic.
Distinctions
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1 nomination with Duke Ellington for the Oscar 1962 of the best original soundtrack
- 1 nomination with Duke Ellington for Grammy Award 1962 of the best original soundtrack
External bond
Card-index IMDb
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