Is Paris Burning? (Paris brűle-t-il?) (1966)
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In 1944, with Paris on the verge of Liberation by the allies, Adolph Hitler ordered that the City of Light be blown up and burned to the ground. General Dietrich Von Choltitz, after much rumination, decided that he didn't want to go down in history as the man who destroyed Paris. His refusal to… More In 1944, with Paris on the verge of Liberation by the allies, Adolph Hitler ordered that the City of Light be blown up and burned to the ground. General Dietrich Von Choltitz, after much rumination, decided that he didn't want to go down in history as the man who destroyed Paris. His refusal to follow Hitler's orders would make him a pariah in Germany for the rest of his life; nor was his gesture ever rewarded by the Allies. From this very human story in the midst of one of the most inhuman conflicts in history grew the screenplay (by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola) of the all-star, internationally produced Is Paris Burning? Whereas the earlier The Longest Day was able to support a castful of celebrities and brief subplot vignettes, Is Paris Burning? seems more weighted down than weighty. Still, a modern audience will have fun playing "spot the star" throughout the film, especially when those spotted stars include the likes of Gert Frobe (as Choltitz), Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Kirk Douglas (as Patton), Glenn Ford (as Bradley), Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, and even Anthony Perkins as a wide-eyed GI. Filmed on a gargantuan scale, Is Paris Burning? was based on a book by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre. The film was lensed in black and white, save for the Technicolor finale (in the original road-show prints). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- René Clément
- Written By
- Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Claude Brule
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1966 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Victoria Alexander, FilmsInReview.com
Belmondo in anything!
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Filme loooooongo sobre os últimos dias da ocupaçăo nazista em Paris, é recheado de pontas célebres, mas seu ufanismo acaba tornando-o lento, repetitivo e cansativo.
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Cast
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Morandot/Pierreflot
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Charles Boyer
as Monod
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Gert Fröbe
as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz
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George Chakiris
as G.I. in Tank
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Leslie Caron
as Francoise Labe
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Anthony Perkins
as Sgt. Warren
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Lt. Henri Karcher
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Kirk Douglas
as Gen. George Patton
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Simone Signoret
as Cafe Proprietress, Patronne du bistrot
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Orson Welles
as Consul Raoul Nordling
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Glenn Ford
as Gen. Omar Bradley
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Yves Montand
as Marcel Bizien
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Robert Stack
as Gen. Edwin Sibert
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Marie Versini
as Claire Morandat
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Skip Ward
as GI with Warren
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Bruno Cremer
as Col. Rol Tanguy
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Claude Dauphin
as Colonel Lebel
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Pierre Dux
as Parodi/Cerat
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Billy Frick
as Adolf Hitler
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Daniel Gélin
as Yves Bayet
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Michel Piccoli
as Edgar Pisani
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Sacha Pitoëff
as Joliot-Curie
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Claude Rich
as Gen. Jacques Leclerc
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Capt. Serge
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Pierre Vaneck
as Maj. Roger Gallois
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Alain Delon
as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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Georges Claisse
as Intern with Monod
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Pierre Collet
as Policier resistant
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Paul Crauchet
as Le cure
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Suzy Delair
as A Parisienne
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Michel Etcheverry
as Prefet Luizet
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Bernard Fresson
as Liaison Agent
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Georges Géret
as Cmdr. George
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Joachim Hansen
as Commandant prison de Fresnes
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Claus Holm
as Huhm
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Peter Jacob
as Gen. Burgdorf
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Billy Kearns
as Patton Aide
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Michel Lonsdale
as Debu-Bridel
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Maria Machado
as Stella
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E.G. Marshall
as Intelligence Officer Powell
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Günter Meisner
as Commandant SS Pantin
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Hannes Messemer
as General Jodl
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Harry Meyen
as Lieutenant von Arnim
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Del Negro
as Officer with Chaban-Delmas
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Georges Poujouly
as Landrieux
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Wolfgang Preiss
as Capt. Ebernach
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Albert Remy
as Le Gendarme
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Serge Rousseau
as Col. Fabien
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Jean-Michel Rouziere
as Monsieur au chien
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Helmut Schneider
as Adjudant allemand metro
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Georges Staquet
as Capt. Dronne
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Jean Valmont
as F.F.I. bazooka
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Jean-Pierre Zola
as Cpl. Mayer
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Félix Marten
as Landrieu
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Jean-Pierre Honoré
as Alain Perpezat
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Karl Otto Alberty
as SS tapisserie de Bayeux
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Michel Puterflam
as Laffont
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Roger Lumont
as "Jade Amicol"
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Pierre Mirat
as Cafe Proprietor
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Peter Neusser
as SS tapisserie de Bayeux
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Jean Négroni
as Villon
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Hubert DeLapparent
as Huissier Matignon
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Aime DeMarch
as Roland Pre
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Pascal Fardoulis
as Gilet
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Ernst F. Furbringer
as von Boineburg
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Clara Gansard
as Wife of Col. Rol
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Joelle Latour
as Young Girl with Warren
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Henia Suchar
as Prefecture Switchboard Operator
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Jo Warfield
as Major with Chaban-Delmas
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Konrad Georg
as Von Model