This is a vintage original 1980s. An AMERICAN in PARIS. French Movie Poster – starring Gene Kelly – This is an original poster from the film’s 1980s re-release in France. Poster measures 47 x 63. It is in excellent/near mint condition! Colors are as bright and crisp as the day it was printed. Corners and edges are generally sharp. No tears, tape or pin holes. It would be difficult to find another in this good of condition. This is a fabulous, colorful poster with perhaps the most iconic image of. Perhaps some of the best art of this film! An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The music is by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Saul Chaplin, the music director. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin’s music. Songs and music include “I Got Rhythm”, “I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise”, ? S Wonderful”, and “Love is Here to Stay. The climax of the film is “The American in Paris” ballet, a 17-minute dance featuring Kelly and Caron set to Gershwin’s An American in Paris. The ballet alone cost almost half a million dollars. This film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.