Paris When It Sizzles is a 1964 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine and produced by Quine and George Axelrod. The screenplay is by George Axelrod based on the story and film Holiday for Henrietta by Julien Duvivier and Henri Jeanson. The music score is by Nelson Riddle, the cinematography by Charles Lang and Claude Renoir. The film stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn, and features Grégoire Aslan, Raymond Bussières and Noël Coward. The story concerns a veteran playboy screenwriter named Richard Benson who has been paid to write a screenplay for his boss, Mr.... Alexander Myerheim . Overly confident in his writing abilities, he puts off writing the screenplay until just two days before it is due. Gabrielle Simpson , a temp secretary hired by Benson to type the script, comes to Richard's hotel room where they are to spend the weekend. Richard and Gabrielle come up with various off-the-wall scenarios for his screenplay, called The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower. As the script unfolds, so does the romance between the two writers.
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| Release date: | April 8, 1964 |
| Directed by: | Richard Quine |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | George Axelrod |
| Music by: | Nelson Riddle |
| Cinematography: | Claude Renoir, Charles Lang |
| Screenplay by: | Julien Duvivier |
| Estimated budget: | $4,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |