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