---
title: 'Paris Blues (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paris-blues-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055278/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Paris Blues (1961)

1961 · 98 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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 and Lillian Corning. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. It was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Sher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-sher), [Walter Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-bernstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Duke Ellington](https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-ellington)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Matras](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-matras)
- **Editor:** [Roger Dwyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-dwyre)

## Cast

- [Franck Maurice](https://cinepixo.com/people/franck-maurice)
- [Marie Versini](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-versini)
- [Aaron Bridgers](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-bridgers)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Diahann Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/diahann-carroll)
- [Charles Bouillaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bouillaud)
- [René Hell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-hell)
- [Barbara Laage](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-laage)
- [Dominique Zardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-zardi)
- [André Luguet](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-luguet)
- [Moustache](https://cinepixo.com/people/moustache)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [Louis Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-armstrong)
- [Michel Portal](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-portal)
- [Guy Pedersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pedersen)

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