
Un américain
1958, French. Directed by Alain Cavalier.
An American sculptor, passioned by literature, comes to Paris to perfect his art, but ends up with barely no money, and to survive has to sell The New York Herald Tribune, at night, to his compatriots. A look at the bohemian Parisian life of the fifties.
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- 0h 17m
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- Language
- French
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- 1 January 1958
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Un américain runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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Un américain isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1958. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Un américain?
Un américain (1958) was directed by Alain Cavalier and stars Derroll Adams, Jean Brasseur, Irène Chabrier.