Gaby

May 9, 1956

1h 36m

★ 7.0

A LOVE STORY -- in the Fullest, Deepest, Meaning of the Words!

Overview

A French ballerina falls in love with an American paratrooper on a two day pass in London near the end of World War II.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Gaby

Leslie Caron

Gregory Y. Wendell

John Kerr

Mr. Edgar Carrington

Cedric Hardwicke

Elsa

Taina Elg

Mrs. Helen Carrington

Margalo Gillmore

Jan

Scott Marlowe

Registrar

Ian Wolfe

Allen

Joe Di Reda

Pete

Joe Corey

Jim

James Best

Claire

Lisa Montell

Denise

Ruta Lee

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