Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.

1966 fr 173 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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.

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Yvon Morandat

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Doctor Monod

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Françoise Labé

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Lt. Henri Karcher

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

GI in Tank

Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

Colonel Rol Tanguy

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Colonel Lebel

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

General Patton

Pierre Dux

Pierre Dux

Cerat - Alexandre Parodi

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Von Choltitz

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Yves Bayet

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Baker

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

General Jodl

Harry Meyen

Harry Meyen

Lieutenant von Arnim

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Sgt. Marcel Bizien

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Sgt. Warren

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Edgar Pisani

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Capitaine Ebernach

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

General Leclerc

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

General Sibert

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Cafe Owner

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Captain Serge

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Maj. Roger Gallois

Marie Versini

Marie Versini

Claire Morandat

Skip Ward

Skip Ward

Charlie, U.S. soldier

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Konsul Nordling

Michel Etcheverry

Michel Etcheverry

Prefect Luizet

Billy Frick

Billy Frick

Adolf Hitler

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

General von Voineburg

Konrad Georg

Konrad Georg

Gen. Field Marshal Model

Joachim Hansen

Joachim Hansen

Commander of Fresnes prison

Félix Marten

Félix Marten

Georges Landrieu

Paloma Matta

Paloma Matta

Lilane Charvet, young bride

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

SS Commander in Pantin

Sacha Pitoëff

Sacha Pitoëff

Joliot-Curie

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Policeman / Gendarme

Christian Rode

Christian Rode

Burned German soldier

Helmuth Schneider

Helmuth Schneider

German adjutant in the subway

Otto Stern

Otto Stern

German soldier in the subway

Tony Taffin

Tony Taffin

Bernard Labé

Jean Valmont

Jean Valmont

F.F.I. bazooka

Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

SS (Bayeux Tapestry)

Pierre Collet

Pierre Collet

Resistant policeman

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Priest

Germaine de France

Germaine de France

Old lady

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

F.F.I liaison officer

Michel Gonzalès

Michel Gonzalès

Resistant student

Peter Jacob

Peter Jacob

Infantry General Burgdorf

Hubert de Lapparent

Hubert de Lapparent

Bailiff at Matignon

Roger Lumont

Roger Lumont

Jade Amicol

Pierre Mirat

Pierre Mirat

Owner of the Medicis bistro

Francis Nani

Francis Nani

Resistant student

Peter Neusser

Peter Neusser

SS (Bayeux Tapestry)

Sébastien Poitrenaud

Sébastien Poitrenaud

Resistant student

Jean-Michel Rouzière

Jean-Michel Rouzière

Gentleman with the little dog

Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Captain Dronne

Hénia Suchar

Hénia Suchar

Prefecture's switchboard operator

Claude Vernier

Claude Vernier

German prisoner

Georges Claisse

Georges Claisse

Intern with Monod (uncredited)

Suzy Delair

Suzy Delair

Parisian woman (uncredited)

Patrick Dewaere

Patrick Dewaere

Young resistant (uncredited)

André Falcon

André Falcon

Member of Resistance council (uncredited)

Michel Fugain

Michel Fugain

Young resistant (uncredited)

Jeanne Herviale

Jeanne Herviale

Bit part (uncredited)

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Debu-Bridel (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard

Jacques Léonard

American soldier (uncredited)

Maria Machado

Maria Machado

Stella (uncredited)

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)

Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall

F.F.I. member (uncredited)

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly

Landrieux (uncredited)

Serge Rousseau

Serge Rousseau

Col. Fabien (uncredited)

Cécile Vassort

Cécile Vassort

Young woman (uncredited)

Michel Sardou

Michel Sardou

Young resistant (uncredited)

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