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
Alain Delon
as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Georges Géret
as Baker
Hannes Messemer
as General Jodl
Roger Lumont
as Jade Amicol
Georges Claisse
as Intern with Monod (uncredited)
Maria Machado
as Stella (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
Anthony Perkins
as Sgt. Warren
Georges Poujouly
as Landrieux (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Lt. Henri Karcher
Harry Meyen
as Lieutenant von Arnim
Pierre Vaneck
as Maj. Roger Gallois
Pierre Collet
as Resistant policeman
Claude Vernier
as German prisoner
Tony Taffin
as Bernard Labé
Michel Piccoli
as Edgar Pisani
Claude Rich
as General Leclerc
Michel Etcheverry
as Prefect Luizet
Charles Boyer
as Doctor Monod
Leslie Caron
as Françoise Labé
Claude Dauphin
as Colonel Lebel
Robert Stack
as General Sibert
Marie Versini
as Claire Morandat
Christian Rode
as Burned German soldier
Mike Marshall
as F.F.I. member (uncredited)
Michel Sardou
as Young resistant (uncredited)
George Chakiris
as GI in Tank
Konrad Georg
as Gen. Field Marshal Model
Joachim Hansen
as Commander of Fresnes prison
Günter Meisner
as SS Commander in Pantin
Peter Neusser
as SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Kirk Douglas
as General Patton
Félix Marten
as Georges Landrieu
Suzy Delair
as Parisian woman (uncredited)
Yves Montand
as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
as General von Voineburg
Albert Rémy
as Policeman / Gendarme
Georges Staquet
as Captain Dronne
Hénia Suchar
as Prefecture's switchboard operator
Michel Fugain
as Young resistant (uncredited)
Gert Fröbe
as Von Choltitz
Daniel Gélin
as Yves Bayet
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Captain Serge
Skip Ward
as Charlie, U.S. soldier
Cécile Vassort
as Young woman (uncredited)
Pierre Dux
as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Orson Welles
as Konsul Nordling
Sacha Pitoëff
as Joliot-Curie
Patrick Dewaere
as Young resistant (uncredited)
Jacques Léonard
as American soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang Preiss
as Capitaine Ebernach
Simone Signoret
as Cafe Owner
Otto Stern
as German soldier in the subway
Paul Crauchet
as Priest
Jeanne Herviale
as Bit part (uncredited)
Pierre Mirat
as Owner of the Medicis bistro
Helmuth Schneider
as German adjutant in the subway
Bernard Fresson
as F.F.I liaison officer
Hubert de Lapparent
as Bailiff at Matignon
André Falcon
as Member of Resistance council (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Yvon Morandat
Bruno Cremer
as Colonel Rol Tanguy
Glenn Ford
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Germaine de France
as Old lady
Jean Valmont
as F.F.I. bazooka
Michael Lonsdale
as Debu-Bridel (uncredited)
Crew
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Willy Holt
Production Design
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Dominique LaPierre
Original Story
Pierre Guffroy
Art Direction
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Yves Boisset
Assistant Director
Louis Wipf
Unit Manager
René Clément
Director
Larry Collins
Original Story
Michel Wyn
Assistant Director