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An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Sep 26, 1951
113 min
MusicRomanceComedy
7.0/ 10
610 votes

Overview

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.0/10
610 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
37,710 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
83/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$5,635,000Production cost
Box Office$6,981,000Worldwide gross
Profit$1,346,000Profitable
ROI
+23.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$267,824Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 6 Oscars. 11 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$5,635,000

Revenue

$6,981,000

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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