
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Overview
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.
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Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 13.419 |
Directed By
René Clément
Crew
René Clément
Marcel Grignon
Maurice Jarre
Francis Ford Coppola
Gore Vidal
Larry Collins
Dominique LaPierre
Robert Lawrence
Paul Graetz
Willy Holt
Marc Frédérix
Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Nourry
Jean Zay
Aïda Carange
Michel Deruelle
Louis Wipf
Yves Boisset
Christian Sarramia
André Smagghe
Michel Wyn
Roger Volper
Jacques Carrère
Denise Charvein
Johnny Dwyre
Jean Nény
Alex Pront
André Domage
Georges Pastier
Jean Tournier
Pierre Willemin
Annie Charvein
Catherine Gabrielidis
Catherine Gascuel
Françoise Merville
John C. Hammell
Yvette Vérité
TOP 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

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