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Is Paris Burning?
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.
1966 · Directed by René Clément · 173 min · War · Drama · History · 11 frames
Tagline
"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.
Crew
- Screenplay: Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola
- Cinematography: Marcel Grignon
- Edited by: Robert Lawrence
- Music: Maurice Jarre
- Production design: Willy Holt
- Produced by: Paul Graetz
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Yvon Morandat
- Charles Boyer as Doctor Monod
- Leslie Caron as Françoise Labé
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lt. Henri Karcher
- George Chakiris as GI in Tank
- Bruno Cremer as Colonel Rol Tanguy
- Claude Dauphin as Colonel Lebel
- Alain Delon as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- Kirk Douglas as General Patton
- Pierre Dux as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Production
- Country: France, United States of America
- Language: English, French, German
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films, Seven Arts Productions
- Themes: france, paris, france, germany, resistance, world war ii, french resistance, black and white, german occupation of france, liberation army, military
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