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If Paris Were Told to Us

Si Paris nous était conté

Release: 1956-01-27 ·Runtime: 125m ·★ 5.7
Comedy Drama History

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Franco London Films
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

Cast

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier as Un Gardien de Musée Jean Pâqui Jean Pâqui as Le Comte d'Orgeix Albert Duvaleix Albert Duvaleix as Béranger Lucienne Granier Lucienne Granier as La Provinciale Françoise Arnoul Françoise Arnoul as la duchesse de Bassano Émile Drain Émile Drain as Victor Hugo Henri Bosc Henri Bosc René Lefèvre-Bel René Lefèvre-Bel Jean Weber Jean Weber as Henri III Danielle Darrieux Danielle Darrieux as Agnès Sorel Pauline Carton Pauline Carton as la bouquiniste Pierre Dudan Pierre Dudan as Un manifestant Sophie Desmarets Sophie Desmarets as Rose Bertin Aimé Clariond Aimé Clariond as Beaumarchais Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt as Philippe de Comynes Micheline Dax Micheline Dax as Yvette Guilbert Philippe Richard Philippe Richard as Louis-Philippe Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux as Latude Odette Joyeux Odette Joyeux as La Passementière Lucien Nat Lucien Nat as Montesquieu Jeanne Boitel Jeanne Boitel as Mme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt Bernard Dhéran Bernard Dhéran as Voltaire jeune Gilbert Gil Gilbert Gil as Molière Gisèle Grandpré Gisèle Grandpré as La Marquise de Sévigné Gilbert Bokanowski Gilbert Bokanowski as Louis XVI André Roanne André Roanne as Denis Diderot Lana Marconi Lana Marconi as la reine Marie-Antoinette, Marie-Antoinette Alain Bouvette Alain Bouvette as Monsieur Duval Jean-François Rémi Jean-François Rémi Simone Renant Simone Renant as Marquise de V... François Guérin François Guérin as Le Premier Visiteur Sacha Guitry Sacha Guitry as le narrateur et Louis XI Georges Spanelly Georges Spanelly as Bourgoin Gisèle Pascal Gisèle Pascal as Comtesse de G... Simone Paris Simone Paris as Une Dame Jacques Varennes Jacques Varennes as Scherer Pierre Vaneck Pierre Vaneck as François Villon André Chanu André Chanu as Sully Denis d'Inès Denis d'Inès as Fontenelle Fernand Bellan Fernand Bellan as Tristan l'Hermitte / Fouquier-Tinville Alain Saury Alain Saury as Arsène (uncredited) Paul Demange Paul Demange as Fouquier-Tinville Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey as Pierre Broussel Serge Sauvion Serge Sauvion as Un Officier de Police Louis de Funès Louis de Funès as Antoine Allègre Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe as Le Trouvère Hubert Noël Hubert Noël as Un Passant Pierre-Jean Vaillard Pierre-Jean Vaillard as Coitier Jean Marais Jean Marais as François Ier Catherine Erard Catherine Erard as La Journaliste Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir as L'Aubergiste Jean Parédès Jean Parédès as Un Médecin Jacques de Féraudy Jacques de Féraudy as Voltaire Robert Manuel Robert Manuel as Flaubert Germaine Dermoz Germaine Dermoz as Catherine de Médicis Clément Duhour Clément Duhour as Aristide Bruant Roland Lesaffre Roland Lesaffre as Le Premier Royaliste Jean Dunot Jean Dunot as Un Moine Alice Tissot Alice Tissot as Madame Denis Pierre Palau Pierre Palau as Un Moine Claude Sylvain Claude Sylvain as Catherine de Médicis jeune Irène Tunc Irène Tunc as La Comtesse de Malazet Jean-Jacques Delbo Jean-Jacques Delbo as Monsieur de la Personne Jacques Morel Jacques Morel as Gouverneur Jourdan Madeleine Rousset Madeleine Rousset Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr as l’Impératrice Eugénie, L'Impératrice Eugènie Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan as Gabrielle d'Estrées Jean Martinelli Jean Martinelli as Henri IV / Firmin René Blancard René Blancard as Aubineau Suzanne Dantès Suzanne Dantès as Madame d'Epinay Andrex Andrex as Paulus Maurice Escande Maurice Escande as Le Baron de Grimm Claude Nollier Claude Nollier as Anne d'Autriche Marguerite Pierry Marguerite Pierry as La Centenaire Julien Carette Julien Carette as Un Cocher Jacqueline Plessis Jacqueline Plessis as La Reine Eléonore Jim Gérald Jim Gérald as Un Cocher Marcel Lupovici Marcel Lupovici as Marcel Paul Jeanne Véniat Jeanne Véniat as Madame Lefebvre - la mère de Firmin Antoine Balpêtré Antoine Balpêtré as Verlaine Jacques Dumesnil Jacques Dumesnil as Richelieu Henri Belly Henri Belly Pierre Massimi Pierre Massimi as Un Photographe