Paris Blues (1961)
With Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Moustache, Aaron Bridgers, André Luguet
Directed by Martin Ritt
Paris Blues is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. It was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
▶ Watch Paris BluesSaved films live in this browser, no account needed. See your list.
More from NEW WAVE
More from the 1960s
FAQ
Where can I watch Paris Blues for free?
Paris Blues streams free on MOVIE REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 1h 35m of it.
What year is Paris Blues from?
Paris Blues dates from 1961, directed by Martin Ritt. On MOVIE REWIND it plays on the NEW WAVE channel.
Is Paris Blues in the public domain?
MOVIE REWIND indexes films that are in the public domain or made freely available on YouTube by their rights holders. Every title is health-checked, so if a copy is pulled it drops out of the rotation.
MOVIE REWIND is free and always will be: no ads, no account, no algorithm. It is kept running by one person, and the catalogue and all of its metadata are given away under CC0. If it showed you something worth watching, you can chip in.
Buy the archivist a coffee