Paris Blues
Paris Blues ★★½ 1961
Two jazz musicians, one white, one black, strive for success in Paris and become involved with American tourists who want to take them back to the States. Score by Duke Ellington and an appearance by Armstrong make it a must-see for jazz fans. 100m/B VHS . Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll, Louis Armstrong, Barbara Lange; D: Martin Ritt; W: Jack Sher, Walter Bernstein; M: Duke Ellington.
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