Paris Blues (1961)
September 27, 1961Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Newman
Ram Bowen
Joanne Woodward
Lillian Corning
Sidney Poitier
Eddie Cook
Diahann Carroll
Connie Lampson
Louis Armstrong
Wild Man Moore
Barbara Laage
Marie Séoul
André Luguet
René Bernard
Marie Versini
Nicole
Serge Reggiani
Michel 'Gypsy' Devigne
Moustache
Mustachio
Aaron Bridgers
Pianist
Guy Pedersen
Bass Player
Roger Blin
Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
Hélène Dieudonné
The Pusher (uncredited)
Martin Ritt
Director
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Jack Sher
Screenplay
Irene Kamp
Screenplay
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
George Glass
Executive Producer
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound
Michel Deruelle
Makeup Artist
Lulla Rosenfeld
Adaptation
Walter Seltzer
Executive Producer
Billy Byers
Music Supervisor
Carita
Hairstylist
Renée Guidet
Hairdresser
Leon Birnbaum
Music Editor
Michel Rittener
Production Manager
Henri Tiquet
Camera Operator
Dagmar Bolin
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Filming LocationsStudios de Boulogne · Paris, France
Genres
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Paris Blues is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.
The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play music within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. Paris Blues was released in the U.S. on September 27, 1961.