Paris blues .

Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990 (film director.). Shaw, Sam, 1912-1999 (film producer.). Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (composer (expression)). Sher, Jack, 1913-1988 (screenwriter.). Kamp, Irene, 1910-1985 (screenwriter.). Bernstein, Walter, (screenwriter.). Poitier, Sidney, (actor.). Woodward, Joanne, 1930- (actor.). Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (actor.). Carroll, Diahann, (actor.). Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (musician.). Flender, Harold. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Paris blues. (Added Author). hoopla digital. (Added Author). Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Serge Reggiani. (Cast).

Summary: Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are two expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris where Jazz musicians are c elebrated and racism is a non-issue. When they meet and fall in love with two young American girls (Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll) vacationing in France, Ram and Eddie must decide whether they should move back to America with them, or stay in Paris for the freedom it allows them. Director Martin Ritt creates a love letter to both jazz and the city of Paris.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic
remote
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 98 min.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [United States] : MGM, 1961.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Martin Ritt.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Serge Reggiani.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.