📰 Fall into the glittering world of postwar Paris with The Last Time I Saw Paris, a sweeping romantic drama based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Directed by Richard Brooks and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson, this 1954 MGM classic explores love, regret, and ambition through the lens of a doomed marriage against the backdrop of the City of Lights.
🎞️ Plot SummaryAmerican writer Charles Wills (Van Johnson) arrives in postwar Paris and falls in love with the glamorous Helen Ellswirth (Elizabeth Taylor). As their whirlwind romance gives way to a troubled marriage marked by jealousy and personal loss, Charles’s ambition and Helen’s heartbreak spiral into tragedy, leaving behind only the memories of a golden, now-faded dream.
🎬 Directed by: Richard Brooks🕰️ Runtime: Approx. 116 minutes📅 Year: 1954🎭 Genre: Romance | Drama🗣️ Language: English🎞️ Format: Color (Sound Film)📍 Status: Public Domain (Confirmed)📌 Source:• PublicDomainMovie.net confirms copyright was invalid due to a defective notice and no renewal• Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Internet Archive list the film as public domain due to MGM’s failure to correct the copyright date (“MCMXLIV” instead of “MCMLIV”)• Internet Archive hosts the complete film under the Public Domain Mark 1.0
🎥 Film Details• Title: The Last Time I Saw Paris• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)• Original Release Date: 1954• Status: Public Domain – Confirmed via multiple authoritative databases• Usage Rights: Fully free to reuse, upload, and monetize under U.S. public domain law due to copyright expiration in 1972
📌 DisclaimerThis film is in the public domain in the United States due to a defective copyright notice and the absence of a timely renewal by MGM. Verified by multiple trusted sources including Wikipedia, PublicDomainMovie.net, and the Internet Archive.
➡️ Source References:• PublicDomainMovie.net – The Last Time I Saw Paris• Internet Archive – Full Film Public Domain• Wikimedia Commons – Film Materials in Public Domain• Wikipedia – Public Domain Film List (USA)
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