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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

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