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Follows a young French girl (Leslie Caron, An American in Paris) through college, as her education sponsoredby a mysterious millionaire with long legs. This thrice Oscar® nominated cinemascope musical features sparkling musical numbers and dream sequences, and the incomparable Fred Astaire.
Original Release
05/05/1955
US Release
05/05/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fred Astaire | Jervis Pendleton III |
| Leslie Caron | Julie Andre |
| Terry Moore | Linda Pendleton |
| Thelma Ritter | Alicia Pritchard |
| Fred Clark | Griggs |
| Charlotte Austin | Sally McBride |
| Larry Keating | Ambassador Alexander Williamson |
| Kathryn Givney | Gertrude Pendleton |
| Kelly Brown | Jimmy McBride |
| Ray Anthony | Ray Anthony / Himself |
Directors
Writers
Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron, Jean Webster
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fred Astaire | Jervis Pendleton III |
| Leslie Caron | Julie Andre |
| Terry Moore | Linda Pendleton |
| Thelma Ritter | Alicia Pritchard |
| Fred Clark | Griggs |
| Charlotte Austin | Sally McBride |
| Larry Keating | Ambassador Alexander Williamson |
| Kathryn Givney | Gertrude Pendleton |
| Kelly Brown | Jimmy McBride |
| Ray Anthony | Ray Anthony / Himself |
| Robert Adler | Deliveryman |
| Suzanne Alexander | College Girl |
| Gertrude Astor | Art Gallery Patron |
| Wilda Bieber | College Girl |
| Paul Bradley | Second Jeweler |
| Tim Cagney | Orphan |
| Gwen Caldwell | College Girl |
| Kathryn Card | Miss Carrington |
| John Carlyle | Student in 'Sluefoot' Dance Sequence |
| Janice Carroll | Athetic Girl Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel G. Engel | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |
