Paris 1900 (1948)

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.

Cast (77)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Claude Dauphin

Narrator

Guillaume Apollinaire

Self (archive footage)

René Alexandre

Self (archive footage)

Régina Badet

Self - Actress and dancer (archive footage)

M

Maurice Barrès

Self (archive footage)

Julia Bartet

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

Self (archive footage)

H

Henry Bataille

Self (archive footage)

L

Louis Blériot

Self (archive footage)

A

Alice Bonheur

Self - Singer and actress (archive footage)

J

Jean Bouin

Self (archive footage)

Berthe Bovy

Self (archive footage)

A

Aristide Briand

Self (archive footage)

André Brulé

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Cachin

Self (archive footage)

A

Andrew Carnegie

Self (archive footage)

Georges Carpentier

Self (archive footage)

G

Gustave Charpentier

Self (archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Self (archive footage)

B

Buffalo Bill Cody

Self (archive footage)

Colette

Self (archive footage)

G

Georges Courteline

Self (archive footage)

F

Francis de Croisset

Self (archive footage)

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Self (archive footage)

P

Paul de Cassagnac

Self - Journalist and politician (archive footage)

W

Wilhelmine de Hollande

Self (archive footage)

Édouard de Max

Self (archive footage)

Cléo de Mérode

Self - Dancer and model (archive footage)

T

Théophile Delcassé

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Gabrielle Dorziat

Self (archive footage)

Dranem

Self (archive footage)

P

Paul Déroulède

Self - Author and political activist (archive footage)

A

Armand Fallières

Self (archive footage)

Félix Galipaux

Self (archive footage)

C

Charles-Henri-Célestin Gibier

Self - Bishop of Versailles (archive footage)

A

André Gide

Self (archive footage)

Lucien Guitry

Self (archive footage)

Firmin Gémier

Self (archive footage)

Jean Jaurès

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Self (archive footage)

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

Self (archive footage)

A

Aristide Maillol

Self (archive footage)

M

Marie Marlin-Poirier

Self - Queen of queens Paris 1901 (archive footage)

C

Charles Maurras

Self (archive footage)

N

Nellie Melba

Self (archive footage)

A

Arthur Meyer

Self - Press boss and writer (archive footage)

Mistinguett

Self (archive footage)

Claude Monet

Self (archive footage)

M

Montéhus

Self (archive footage)

Paul Mounet

Self (archive footage)

Jean Mounet-Sully

Self (archive footage)

C

Carolina Otero

Self (archive footage)

Gaston Ouvrard

Self (archive footage)

Emmeline Pankhurst

Self (archive footage)

Charles Pathé

Self (archive footage)

Raymond Poincaré

Self (archive footage)

Polaire

Self (archive footage)

Marcelle Praince

Self (archive footage)

Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen

Self (archive footage)

M

Marcel Prévost

Self (archive footage)

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