Vincente Minnelli directed An American in Paris.
An American in Paris (film) . Starring Gene Kelly , Leslie Caron , Oscar Levant , Georges Guétary , and Nina Foch , the film is set in Paris , and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner . Vincente Minnelli ( February 28 , 1903 -- July 25 , 1986 ) was an American stage director and film director , famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis , Gigi , The Band Wagon , and An American in Paris .