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An American in Paris
Cast
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary View AllCrew
Vincente Minnelli (Director), Alan Jay Lerner (Screenplay), Alan Jay Lerner (Story) View All![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lyDXkvG53ldz6Cf7dbjJl7TaoP5.jpg)
Release: Sep. 26th, 1951
Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
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![Review by Iroquois](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar5904_194.gif&w=40&h=40)
I think that the presence or absence of Gene Kelly is a major deciding factor in how much I'm likely to enjoy a musical from Hollywood's Golden Age, and I was looking forward to An American in Paris because not only did it feature Kelly but it was also apparently good enough to win Best Picture.
![Review by Gideon58](/community/resize/phpThumb.php?src=/community/customavatars/avatar79363_1.gif&w=40&h=40)
The MGM gloss at its zenith, Vincente Minnelli's sparkling direction, the incomparable George Gershwin music, and the magic that is Gene Kelly are the primary reasons An American in Paris, a lavish and deliciously entertaining spectacle became an instant classic and won the Oscar for Best Picture o....