Paris When It Sizzles

Richard Quine directs George Axelrod's acerbic script (adapted from Julien Duvivier's La FOte a Henriette) in this romantic comedy that reunites William Holden and Audrey Hepburn for the first time since 1954's Sabrina. Holden plays Richard Benson, a Hollywood screenwriter being pressured by movie producer Alexander Meyerheimer (Nodl Coward) to finish his script entitled "The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower." Meyerheimer gives Richard a two-day ultimatum to complete his work, unaware that Richard has yet to even start on the script. In an effort to get moving on his project, Richard hires a live-in secretary, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), to help him. Soon enough, the two fall in love and spend the time enacting various scenes from the unwritten screenplay as the time slips away and Richard's deadline looms.

Director: Richard Quine
Producer: George Axelrod
Producer: Richard Quine
Actor: Audrey Hepburn
Actor: Christian Duvallex
Actor: Gregoire Aslan
Actor: Noël Coward
Actor: Raymond Bussi res
Actor: Raymond Bussières
Actor: William Holden
Actor: Dominique Boschero
Actor: Evi Marandi
Actor: Frank Sinatra
Actor: Fred Astaire
Actor: Marlene Dietrich
Actor: Thomas Michel