Gigi (1958)
| Release Date | 15 May 1958 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | The First Lerner-Loewe Musical Since "My Fair Lady" |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Auberge de la Moutière - 14 Rue Moutière, Montfort-l'Amaury, Yvelines, France |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 4-Track Stereo, Perspecta Stereo, Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love, Memory Lane |
| Themes | Age Disparity Romance, Pygmalion Stories, Class Differences |
| Tones | Lavish, Humorous, Sentimental, Easygoing, Light |
| Tags | Coming Of Age, Forbidden Love, Inheritance, Love, Marriage, Prostitute/prostitution, Romance, Songwriter, Woman |
Gigi is a 1958 musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn.
Cast and Crew
Cast
John Abbott
Manuel
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
Girl at Maxim's
Jack Ary
Waiter at "Palais de Glace"
Richard Bean
Harlequin
Jacques Bertrand
Maitre d'Hotel Maxim's
Hubert de Lapparent
Gaston's private secretary
Cilly Feindt
Girl on horseback at Pré Catelan
Edwin Jerome
Charles - Alicia's butler
Maurice Marsac
Prince Berensky
Anne-Marie Mersen
Girl at Maxim's
Bernard Musson
Guest at Maxim's
Dorothy Neumann
Designer
Jean Ozenne
Monsieur Lachaille
Maruja Plose
Mannequin
Roger Saget
Pierre
Marilyn Simms
Redhead
Lydia Stevens
Simone
Jack Trevan
Coachman
François Valorbe
Henri - Gaston's butler
Betty Wand
Gigi
Leroy Winebrenner
Lifeguard
Director
Charles Walters
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Writer
Original Music
Frederick Loewe
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Cinematographer
Ray June
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Editor
Adrienne Fazan
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Production Designer
Art Director
E. Preston Ames
William A. Horning
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Set Decorator
F. Keogh Gleason
Henry Grace
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Guillaume
hair stylist
Charles E. Parker
makeup artist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry
assistant director
William Shanks
assistant director
Noël Howard
assistant director
Hank Moonjean
assistant director: France
Art Department
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller
recording supervisor
Van Allen James
sound editor
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon
color consultant
Music Department
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Robert Tucker
vocal supervisor
Maurice De Packh
additional orchestrator
Robert Franklyn
additional orchestrator
Albert Woodbury
additional orchestrator
Other Crew
Françoise Bouchez
production assistant
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer
Thanks
Sem
acknowledgment: main title illustrations from drawings by
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Arthur Freed Production
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Mac Mahon Distribution
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Musée Jacquemant-André
grateful acknowledgement
Maxim's
grateful acknowledgement
Carrère's Auberge de la Moutière
grateful acknowledgement
Palais de Glace
grateful acknowledgement
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