Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

173 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 26, 1966

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.

Is Paris Burning?

173 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 26, 1966

Is Paris Burning?
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount, Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films
Original title Paris brûle-t-il?
Directors Yvette Vérité, Christian Sarramia, André Smagghe, Michel Wyn, Yves Boisset, René Clément
Writers Dominique LaPierre, Larry Collins, Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

as Yvon Morandat

Charles Boyer

as Docteur 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

Glenn Ford

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Gert Fröbe

as Von Choltitz

Daniel Gélin

as Yves Bayet

Georges Géret

as The Baker

Hannes Messemer

as General Jodl

Harry Meyen

as Lieutenant von Arnim

Yves Montand

as Sgt. Marcel Bizien

Anthony Perkins

as Sgt. Warren

Michel Piccoli

as Edgar Pisani

Wolfgang Preiss

as Capitaine Ebernach

Claude Rich

as General Leclerc

Robert Stack

as General Sibert

Simone Signoret

as Cafe Owner

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Capitaine Serge

Pierre Vaneck

as Maj. Roger Gallois

Marie Versini

as Claire Morandat

Skip Ward

as Charlie, un soldat U.S.

Orson Welles

as Konsul Nordling

Michel Etcheverry

as Préfet Luizet

Billy Frick

as Adolf Hitler

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

as General von Voineburg

Konrad Georg

as Gen. Field Marshal Model

Joachim Hansen

as Commandant prison de Fresnes

Félix Marten

as Georges Landrieu

Paloma Matta

as Lilane Charvet, la jeune mariée

Günter Meisner

as SS Commandant Pantin

Sacha Pitoëff

as Joliot-Curie

Albert Rémy

as Policeman / Le gendarme

Christian Rode

as Soldat allemand brûlé

Helmuth Schneider

as Adjudant allemand métro

Otto Stern

as Soldat allemand métro

Tony Taffin

as Bernard Labé

Jean Valmont

as F.F.I. bazooka

Karl-Otto Alberty

as SS - tapisserie de Bayeux

Pierre Collet

as Un policier résistant

Paul Crauchet

as Priest

Germaine de France

as Old lady

Bernard Fresson

as Agent de liaison F.F.I.

Michel Gonzalès

as Étudiant résistant

Peter Jacob

as Génaral Burgdorf / Gen. Burgdorf

Hubert de Lapparent

as L'huissier à Matignon

Roger Lumont

as Jade Amicol

Pierre Mirat

as Patron du bistro Medicis

Francis Nani

as Étudiant resistant

Peter Neusser

as SS - tapisserie de Bayeux

Sébastien Poitrenaud

as Étudiant resistant

Jean-Michel Rouzière

as Le monsieur au petit chien

Georges Staquet

as Capitaine Dronne

Hénia Suchar

as La standardiste de la préfecture

Claude Vernier

as Prisonnier allemand

Georges Claisse

as Intern with Monod (uncredited)

Suzy Delair

as Une Parisienne (uncredited)

Patrick Dewaere

as A young resister (uncredited)

André Falcon

as Member of Resistance council (uncredited)

Michel Fugain

as A young resistant (uncredited)

Jeanne Herviale

as Bit part (uncredited)

Michael Lonsdale

as Debu-Bridel (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard

as American soldier (uncredited)

Maria Machado

as Stella (uncredited)

E.G. Marshall

as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)

Mike Marshall

as F.F.I. member (uncredited)

Georges Poujouly

as Landrieux (uncredited)

Serge Rousseau

as Col. Fabien (uncredited)

Cécile Vassort

as Une jeune femme (uncredited)

Michel Sardou

as un résistant (uncredited)