| Director | Ralph Baum |
|---|---|
| Producer | Michel Safra |
| Writer | Ralph Baum Jacques Companéez Louis Martin |
| Starring | Lucien Baroux Jean Parédès Geneviève Page |
| Music | Fred Freed |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Editing | Victoria Mercanton |
| Studio | Spéva Films |
| Distributor | Discifilm Pallas Filmverleih |
| Released | 21 November 1952 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Country | France German |
| Language | French West German |
Pleasures of Paris (French: Plaisirs de Paris) is a 1952 French-West German musical comedy film directed by Ralph Baum and starring Lucien Baroux, Jean Parédès and Geneviève Page.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Georges Wakhévitch. A separate German-language version Beautiful Night (German: Traumschöne Nacht) was also produced.
Synopsis
A young composer has written a new revue but struggles to get it performed. He meets a famous music hall performer but mistakes her for a flower girl.
Cast
French version
- Lucien Baroux as Maroni
- Jean Parédès as Albert
- Geneviève Page as Violette / Denise
- Lilo as Lilo
- Roland Alexandre as Jean-Pierre
- Max Elloy as Léon
- Palmyre Levasseur as La patronne du café
- Gaston Orbal as Un invité
- Fortunia
- Guy Marly
- Gaston Rey
- Marcel Rouzé
German version
- Ingrid Lutz as Violetta
- Rudolf Platte as Albert
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Maroni, Theaterdirektor
- Albert Hehn as Peter
- Lilo as Lilo
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- French version at IMDb
- German version at IMDb