An American in Paris
(DVD) 

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929003952

Notes

General Note
Core title.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; musical direction, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; ballet photographed by John Alton.
Participants/Performers
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
Description
An American expatriate painter living in Paris falls in love with an engaged French woman.
Target Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; dual-layer disc ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English or dubbed French ; optional English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles ; subtitled for the hearing impaired.
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.)
Awards
Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, A. J., Freed, A., Minnelli, V., Kelly, G., Caron, L., Levant, O., Gershwin, G., Gershwin, I., Green, J., Chaplin, S., Salinger, C., & Alton, J. (2008). An American in Paris (Two-disc special edition). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alan Jay Lerner et al.. 2008. An American in Paris. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alan Jay Lerner et al.. An American in Paris Warner Home Video, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lerner, Alan Jay, et al. An American in Paris Two-disc special edition, Warner Home Video, 2008.

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