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An American in Paris

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Multi-Oscar-winning musical built around a Gershwin score, set in early 20th-century Paris. Jerry, an American painter living in Paris, is loved by the rich and beautiful Milo, but he falls in love with a poor orphan who is engaged to someone else. Songs include I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You and Our Love Is Here to Stay, plus a 17-minute fantasy ballet sequence. Show less

Contributors

Jerry Mulligan:
Gene Kelly
Lise Bouvier:
Leslie Caron
Adam Cook:
Oscar Levant
Henri Baurel:
Georges Guetary
Milo Roberts:
Nina Foch
Georges Mattieu:
Eugene Borden
Mathilde Mattieu:
Martha Bamattre
Producer:
Arthur Freed

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