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Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Directed by René Clément
“"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.”
War, Drama, History · 2h 53m
Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, alongside Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a leader organise his forces.
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Yvon Morandat
Charles Boyer
Doctor Monod
Leslie Caron
Françoise Labé
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lt. Henri Karcher
George Chakiris
GI in Tank
Bruno Cremer
Colonel Rol Tanguy
Claude Dauphin
Colonel Lebel
Alain Delon
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Kirk Douglas
General Patton
Pierre Dux
Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Glenn Ford
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Gert Fröbe
Von Choltitz
Crew
- Director
- René Clément
- Screenplay
- Francis Ford Coppola, Gore Vidal
- Director of Photography
- Marcel Grignon
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Editor
- Robert Lawrence
- Producer
- Paul Graetz
Details
- Original title
- Paris brûle-t-il?
- Release date
- 1966-10-26
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- English, French, German
- Countries
- France, United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films, Seven Arts Productions, Rastar Productions