Is Paris Burning? (1966)
"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.
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.
Rated
PG
Year
1966
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
26 October 1966
TMDB
7.2 (230)
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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
B
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
K
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
M
Michel Gonzalès
Resistant student
P
Peter Jacob
Infantry General Burgdorf
Hubert de Lapparent
Bailiff at Matignon
Roger Lumont
Jade Amicol
Pierre Mirat
Owner of the Medicis bistro
F
Francis Nani
Resistant student
Peter Neusser
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
S
Sébastien Poitrenaud
Resistant student
J
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Gentleman with the little dog
Georges Staquet
Captain Dronne
Hénia Suchar
Prefecture's switchboard operator
Claude Vernier
German prisoner
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