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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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It Happened in Paris
1952 1h 30m FR
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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Wealthy American Patricia comes to spend some time at her uncle's place in Paris. While out on her own for the evening she meets pseudo-Russian prince Vladimir in a bistro.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Henri Vidal
Vladimir Krasnya
Evelyn Keyes
Patricia Moran
Jean Wall
Hugo
Frédéric O'Brady
Otto
Nicolas Amato
Andrès
Jean-François Calvé
Marcel Charvey
Maitre d'hotel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Berry
- Writers
- Ben Barzman
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Berry directs. Norbert Glanzberg scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Original score by Norbert Glanzberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Henri Vidal and Evelyn Keyes and Jean Wall carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0044463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Norbert Glanzberg
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
John Berry
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Le Monde en Images
Key crew
- ProducerHenri Lavorel
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1954-06-28
