Paris Blues
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Produced by | Sam Shaw |
| Written by |
Walter Bernstein Irene Kamp Jack Sher Lulla Rosenfeld (adaptation) |
| Based on |
Paris Blues 1957 novel by Harold Flender |
| Starring |
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Sidney Poitier Louis Armstrong Diahann Carroll |
| Music by | Duke Ellington |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Roger Dwyer |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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27 September 1961 (USA) |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | May 2 & 3, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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Paris Blues is a 1961 American feature film made on location in Paris, 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) respectively. 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.
On his way to see Wild Man Moore (Louis Armstrong) at the train station, Ram Bowen (Paul Newman), a jazz musician, encounters Connie Lampson, (Diahann Carroll), a newly arrived tourist, and invites her to see him perform that night at Club 33. Connie isn't interested but her friend, Lillian (Joanne Woodward) insists they go to see him. After Ram finishes performing with his friend Eddie (Sidney Poitier), he offers to take both women to breakfast. When Ram suggests that he and Connie go off and have a private breakfast together she is offended, and Ram is angered at being rejected. However Lillian, undeterred that Ram prefers her friend, pursues him and the two sleep together while Connie and Eddie spend the night walking around Paris.
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