Monte Carlo Baby
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Monte Carlo Baby | |
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Directed by | Jean Boyer Lester Fuller |
Produced by | Ray Ventura |
Written by | Jean Boyer Lester Fuller Alex Joffé |
Starring | Audrey Hepburn Jules Munshin Cara Williams Michele Farmer Philippe Lemaire Russell Collins |
Music by | Paul Misraki |
Cinematography | Charles Suin |
Editing by | Fanchette Mazin |
Distributed by | Hoche Productions |
Release date(s) | December 16, 1953 |
Running time | 70 mins. |
Country | France |
Language | English/French |
IMDb profile |
Monte Carlo Baby is the title of a British comedy film first released in 1951 co-directed by Jean Boyer and Lester Fuller. It featured an early performance by Audrey Hepburn playing a spoiled actress. Most Hepburn biographies indicate that it was during the filming of this movie that Hepburn was first discovered by the playwright Colette and chosen for the lead role in the play Gigi, which would lead to Hepburn launching her acting career in Hollywood.
Monte Carlo Baby was produced in the English language. However a second version of the film was made in the French language. Since Hepburn was fluent in French, she played the same role (although the character's name was changed. This version of the film was released in 1952 as Nous irons à Monte Carlo (We Will All Go to Monte Carlo).
[edit] External links
- Monte Carlo Baby at the Internet Movie Database
- Nous irons à Monte Carlo at the Internet Movie Database