Is Paris Burning?
Paris brûle-t-il?
Release: 1966-10-26
·Runtime: 173m
·★ 7.2
War
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
France
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Marianne Productions
Transcontinental Films
Seven Arts Productions
Rastar Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Pierre Dux
as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Captain Serge
Joachim Hansen
as Commander of Fresnes prison
Albert Rémy
as Policeman / Gendarme
Jean Valmont
as F.F.I. bazooka
Paul Crauchet
as Priest
Leslie Caron
as Françoise Labé
George Chakiris
as GI in Tank
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
as General von Voineburg
Georges Staquet
as Captain Dronne
Roger Lumont
as Jade Amicol
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Lt. Henri Karcher
Pierre Vaneck
as Maj. Roger Gallois
Suzy Delair
as Parisian woman (uncredited)
Claude Dauphin
as Colonel Lebel
Georges Géret
as Baker
Peter Neusser
as SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Georges Poujouly
as Landrieux (uncredited)
Cécile Vassort
as Young woman (uncredited)
Alain Delon
as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Konrad Georg
as Gen. Field Marshal Model
Sacha Pitoëff
as Joliot-Curie
E.G. Marshall
as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
Skip Ward
as Charlie, U.S. soldier
Günter Meisner
as SS Commander in Pantin
Christian Rode
as Burned German soldier
Germaine de France
as Old lady
Patrick Dewaere
as Young resistant (uncredited)
Mike Marshall
as F.F.I. member (uncredited)
Michel Piccoli
as Edgar Pisani
Robert Stack
as General Sibert
Marie Versini
as Claire Morandat
Michel Etcheverry
as Prefect Luizet
Helmuth Schneider
as German adjutant in the subway
Claude Vernier
as German prisoner
André Falcon
as Member of Resistance council (uncredited)
Jacques Léonard
as American soldier (uncredited)
Orson Welles
as Konsul Nordling
Bernard Fresson
as F.F.I liaison officer
Georges Claisse
as Intern with Monod (uncredited)
Michel Fugain
as Young resistant (uncredited)
Jeanne Herviale
as Bit part (uncredited)
Michael Lonsdale
as Debu-Bridel (uncredited)
Maria Machado
as Stella (uncredited)
Kirk Douglas
as General Patton
Harry Meyen
as Lieutenant von Arnim
Anthony Perkins
as Sgt. Warren
Wolfgang Preiss
as Capitaine Ebernach
Otto Stern
as German soldier in the subway
Charles Boyer
as Doctor Monod
Glenn Ford
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Hubert de Lapparent
as Bailiff at Matignon
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Yvon Morandat
Simone Signoret
as Cafe Owner
Tony Taffin
as Bernard Labé
Gert Fröbe
as Von Choltitz
Hannes Messemer
as General Jodl
Claude Rich
as General Leclerc
Félix Marten
as Georges Landrieu
Hénia Suchar
as Prefecture's switchboard operator
Bruno Cremer
as Colonel Rol Tanguy
Daniel Gélin
as Yves Bayet
Yves Montand
as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Pierre Collet
as Resistant policeman
Pierre Mirat
as Owner of the Medicis bistro
Michel Sardou
as Young resistant (uncredited)
Crew
Larry Collins
Original Story
Yves Boisset
Assistant Director
René Clément
Director
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Louis Wipf
Unit Manager
Michel Wyn
Assistant Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Pierre Guffroy
Art Direction
Dominique LaPierre
Original Story
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Willy Holt
Production Design