The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

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1h 56min
Drama, Romance
03 Apr 1955 (Japan)
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An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief.

Director:

Richard Brooks

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Stars:

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	Elizabeth Taylor	...	Helen Ellswirth
	Van Johnson	...	Charles Wills
	Walter Pidgeon	...	James Ellswirth
	Donna Reed	...	Marion Ellswirth
	Eva Gabor	...	Lorraine Quarl
	Kurt Kasznar	...	Maurice
	George Dolenz	...	Claude Matine
	Roger Moore	...	Paul Lind
	Sandy Descher	...	Vicki
	Celia Lovsky	...	Mama
	Peter Leeds	...	Barney
	John Doucette	...	Campbell
	Odette Myrtil	...	Singer (as Odette)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Farrow	...	English Officer
	Jacqueline Allen	...	Background Singer (uncredited)
	Don Anderson	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Max Barwyn	...	German Man (uncredited)
	Hal Bell	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Herman Belmonte	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Danny Borzage	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Peter Bourne	...	Dutch Soldier (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Tim Cagney	...	French Boy (uncredited)
	Peter Camlin	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Charles Cirillo	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Ann Codee	...	Nurse #2 (uncredited)
	Harry Cody	...	Englishman (uncredited)
	Louise Colombet	...	Nurse Crillon (uncredited)
	Gene Coogan	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
	Gabriel Curtiz	...	Kissing Man (uncredited)
	Albert D'Arno	...	French Soldier (uncredited)
	John Damler	...	Masked Man (uncredited)
	Roy Damron	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Josette Deegan	...	Fighting Girl (uncredited)
	Jean Del Val	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Paul Dubov	...	Helen's Escort (uncredited)
	Arthur Dulac	...	Proprietor (uncredited)
	Ken DuMain	...	Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
	Norman Dupont	...	French Officer (uncredited)
	Jay Eaton	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Richard Emory	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Gilda Fontana	...	Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
	Joel Friend	...	Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Dick Gordon	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Alvin Greenman	...	Pants Presser (uncredited)
	Stuart Hall	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Mary Ann Hawkins	...	Fighting Girl (uncredited)
	Thomas Browne Henry	...	Editor (uncredited)
	Jean Heremans	...	Leon - Bartender (uncredited)
	Ed Hinton	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	James Hyland	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Don Kennedy	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Maurice Marks	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Paul McGuire	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Louis Mercier	...	Author (uncredited)
	Steve Mitchell	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Matt Moore	...	Englishman (uncredited)
	Alberto Morin	...	Pareel (uncredited)
	Leonidas Ossetynski	...	Polish Man (uncredited)
	Manuel París	...	Art Salesman (uncredited)
	Christian Pasques	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Danik Patisson	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Murray Pollack	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Tao Porchon	...	Frenchwoman (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Englishman (uncredited)
	Anthony Redondo	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Fay Roope	...	City Editor (uncredited)
	Joe Rubino	...	Clerk (uncredited)
	Loulette Sablon	...	Nurse #1 (uncredited)
	Dick Simmons	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Angela Stevens	...	Pert Young Girl (uncredited)
	Lomax Study	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Luis Urbina	...	Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
	Maya Van Horn	...	German Woman (uncredited)
	Bruno VeSota	...	Lithuanian Man (uncredited)
	Steve Wayne	...	American Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Brooks

Written by

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Julius J. Epstein	...	(screenplay) &
Philip G. Epstein	...	(screenplay) and
Richard Brooks	...	(screenplay)

F. Scott Fitzgerald	...	(story "Babylon Revisited")

Produced by

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Jack Cummings

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producer

Music by

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Conrad Salinger

Cinematography by

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Joseph Ruttenberg

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director of photography

Editing by

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John D. Dunning

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(as John Dunning)

Editorial Department

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Alvord Eiseman

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color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Randall Duell
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Jack D. Moore
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Helen Rose

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(gowns)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair stylist
John Truwe	...	makeup artist
William Tuttle	...	makeup creator

Production Management

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William Kaplan

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Shanks

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assistant director

Art Department

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Mentor Huebner

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production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Wesley C. Miller	...	recording supervisor
Conrad Kahn	...	sound (uncredited)
Alexander Kelly Jr.	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Kendrick Kinney	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Finn Ulback	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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A. Arnold Gillespie

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Freddie Young

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location camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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Saul Chaplin	...	musical supervisor
Oscar Hammerstein II	...	lyrics (as Hammerstein II)
Jerome Kern	...	music
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marjorie Dillon

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stand in: Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Canada) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1955) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Television (2003) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (tv)
Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (VHS)
Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Rough Trade Distribution (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
Penteo Films S.L. (2019) (World-wide) (restored)
3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
Atlantida Films (1955) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Intergroove Media (Germany) (VHS)
NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
PSG (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
ROKiT FLIX (2023) (United States)

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Plot Summary	Charles Wills returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led there after it was liberated. He worked then for "Stars and Stripes" when he met both Marion and Helen Ellswirth. He soon married and was happy staying in Paris after his discharge. While working for a news organization, Charlie began to write the great novel that would come between him, his wife, and his daughter. Written by Tony Fontana Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	victory-in-europe-day self-destructiveness champagne cigar-smoking american-in-france See All (69) »
Taglines	The Sensational Story of Youth on a Fling See more »
Genres	Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Germany:12 Japan:G Netherlands:6 Norway:A (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Portugal:M/12 South Korea:12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG United Kingdom:U (video rating) United States:TV-G (DVD rating) United States:Approved (, general audience) United States:TV-PG (TV rating) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Babylon Revisited (United States) La dernière fois que j'ai vu Paris (France) Paris, lieben und sterben (Germany) Damals in Paris (Germany) L'última vegada que vaig veure París (Spain, Catalan title) See more »
Runtime	116 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.75 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	4-Track Stereo (Perspecta Sound) (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Budget

$1,960,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Credited theatrical movie debut of Sir Roger Moore (Paul). See more »
Goofs	In the title screen at the beginning of the the movie it says "COPYRIGHT MCMXLIV IN U.S.A.", which in roman numbers is 1944, but the film was released in 1954, in roman numbers would be MCMLIV. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Extraordinary Seaman (1969). See more »
Soundtracks	The Last Time I Saw Paris See more »
Quotes	Helen Ellswirth: Do you mind if Paul takes me home? Charles Wills: Paul who? Helen Ellswirth: Paul anybody. Party like this, must be at least 6 or 7 Pauls See more »

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