Minnelli, Vincente, direction. Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, production. Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986, writing, music. Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988, music. Caron, Leslie, cast. Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972, cast. Jourdan, Louis, cast. Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987, cast. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress) DLC moving image Musical films. lcgft Feature films. lcgft Fiction films. lcgft United States : Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, 1958. eng A young French girl is being groomed by her grandmother and great aunt to be a successful courtesan, but instead falls in love and blossoms into a lady. Copyright: Loew's, Inc. & Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; 5May58; LP10640. Originally released in Metrocolor and CinemaScope. Based on the novel by Colette and the stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. LC also holds a videodisc viewing copy of this title in the LC Purchase Collection. Theatrical projection print (copy 2) was acquired for LC's National Film Preservation Tour, featuring titles from the National Film Registry. Not viewed. Sources used: Harvey, Directed by Vincente Minnelli, p. 307-308; Monthly film bulletin, March 1959, p. 28; M/B/RS preliminary cataloging card. Photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; lyrics, Alan Jay Lerner ; music, Frederick Loewe ; costumes, scenery and production design by Cecil Beaton. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans, John Abbott. Filmed on location in Paris. Copyright Collection. Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. This film was selected for the National Film Registry. Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama.