Un américain
6.3
An American sculptor, passioned by literature, comes to Paris to perfect his art, but ends up with barely no money, and to survive has to sell The New York Herald Tribune, at night, to his compatriots. A look at the bohemian Parisian life of the fifties.
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Cast
12 people
Derroll Adams
Jean Brasseur
Claude Chabrol
Known for
The Day of the Crows
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Alain Cavalier
Pierre Lhomme
Irène Chabrier
Also in
Zazie dans le Métro
The Joker
Maurice Pialat
Known for
A Nos Amours
Under the Sun of Satan
Claude Mansard
Known for
Breathless
Shoot the Piano Player
Kosta Alex
Also in
Wicked City
John MacLean
Jimmy Davis
Known for
Any Number Can Win
Denise de Casabianca
Anna (uncredited)
Alain Cavalier Director · Pierre Lhomme Cinematographer Denise de Casabianca Editor
First release January 1, 1958 · Produced in France
Production
Ajym Films
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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