
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
7.2|26 Oct, 1966|173 min
"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.
7.2|26 Oct, 1966|173 min
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Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
Keywords
france
paris, france
resistance
world war ii
okkupation
Casts

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

Daniel Gélin
Yves Bayet

Georges Géret
Baker

Hannes Messemer
General Jodl

Harry Meyen
Lieutenant von Arnim

Yves Montand
Sgt. Marcel Bizien

Anthony Perkins
Sgt. Warren

Michel Piccoli
Edgar Pisani

Wolfgang Preiss
Capitaine Ebernach

Claude Rich
General Leclerc

Robert Stack
General Sibert

Simone Signoret
Cafe Owner

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Captain Serge

Pierre Vaneck
Maj. Roger Gallois

Marie Versini
Claire Morandat

Skip Ward
Charlie, U.S. soldier

Orson Welles
Konsul Nordling

Michel Etcheverry
Prefect Luizet
Billy Frick
Adolf Hitler

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
General von Voineburg

Konrad Georg
Gen. Field Marshal Model

Joachim Hansen
Commander of Fresnes prison

Félix Marten
Georges Landrieu
Paloma Matta
Lilane Charvet, young bride

Günter Meisner
SS Commander in Pantin

Sacha Pitoëff
Joliot-Curie

Albert Rémy
Policeman / Gendarme

Christian Rode
Burned German soldier

Helmuth Schneider
German adjutant in the subway

Otto Stern
German soldier in the subway

Tony Taffin
Bernard Labé

Jean Valmont
F.F.I. bazooka
Karl-Otto Alberty
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)

Pierre Collet
Resistant policeman

Paul Crauchet
Priest

Germaine de France
Old lady

Bernard Fresson
F.F.I liaison officer
Michel Gonzalès
Resistant student
Peter Jacob
Infantry General Burgdorf

Hubert de Lapparent
Bailiff at Matignon

Roger Lumont
Jade Amicol

Pierre Mirat
Owner of the Medicis bistro
Francis Nani
Resistant student

Peter Neusser
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Sébastien Poitrenaud
Resistant student
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Gentleman with the little dog

Georges Staquet
Captain Dronne

Hénia Suchar
Prefecture's switchboard operator

Claude Vernier
German prisoner

Georges Claisse
Intern with Monod (uncredited)

Suzy Delair
Parisian woman (uncredited)

Patrick Dewaere
Young resistant (uncredited)

André Falcon
Member of Resistance council (uncredited)

Michel Fugain
Young resistant (uncredited)

Jeanne Herviale
Bit part (uncredited)

Michael Lonsdale
Debu-Bridel (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard
American soldier (uncredited)

Maria Machado
Stella (uncredited)

E.G. Marshall
Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)

Mike Marshall
F.F.I. member (uncredited)

Georges Poujouly
Landrieux (uncredited)
Serge Rousseau
Col. Fabien (uncredited)

Cécile Vassort
Young woman (uncredited)

Michel Sardou
Young resistant (uncredited)
Crews

René Clément
Director
Marcel Grignon
Director of Photography

Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer

Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay

Gore Vidal
Screenplay

Larry Collins
Original Story

Dominique LaPierre
Original Story
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Paul Graetz
Producer

Willy Holt
Production Design
Marc Frédérix
Art Direction

Pierre Guffroy
Art Direction
Pierre Nourry
Costume Design
Jean Zay
Costume Design
Aïda Carange
Makeup Artist
Michel Deruelle
Makeup Artist

Louis Wipf
Unit Manager

Yves Boisset
Assistant Director
Christian Sarramia
Assistant Director
André Smagghe
Second Unit Director

Michel Wyn
Assistant Director
Roger Volper
Set Dresser
Jacques Carrère
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Denise Charvein
Sound Editor
Johnny Dwyre
Sound Editor
Jean Nény
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alex Pront
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
André Domage
Camera Operator
Georges Pastier
Camera Operator
Jean Tournier
Second Unit Director of Photography
Pierre Willemin
Camera Operator
Annie Charvein
Assistant Editor
Catherine Gabrielidis
Assistant Editor
Catherine Gascuel
Assistant Editor
Françoise Merville
Assistant Editor
John C. Hammell
Music Editor
Yvette Vérité
Continuity
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