Is Paris Burning?
- Released on
- Runtime
- 173 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Charles Boyer
- Leslie Caron
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- George Chakiris
- Bruno Cremer
- Claude Dauphin
- Alain Delon
- Kirk Douglas
- Pierre Dux
- Glenn Ford
- Gert Fröbe
- Daniel Gélin
- Georges Géret
- Hannes Messemer
- Harry Meyen
- Yves Montand
- Anthony Perkins
- Michel Piccoli
- Wolfgang Preiss
- Claude Rich
- Robert Stack
- Simone Signoret
- Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Pierre Vaneck
- Marie Versini
- Skip Ward
- Orson Welles
- Michel Etcheverry
- Billy Frick
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
- Konrad Georg
- Joachim Hansen
- Félix Marten
- Paloma Matta
- Günter Meisner
- Sacha Pitoëff
- Albert Rémy
- Christian Rode
- Helmuth Schneider
- Otto Stern
- Tony Taffin
- Jean Valmont
- Karl-Otto Alberty
- Pierre Collet
- Paul Crauchet
- Germaine de France
- Bernard Fresson
- Michel Gonzalès
- Peter Jacob
- Hubert de Lapparent
- Roger Lumont
- Pierre Mirat
- Francis Nani
- Peter Neusser
- Sébastien Poitrenaud
- Jean-Michel Rouzière
- Georges Staquet
- Hénia Suchar
- Claude Vernier
- Georges Claisse
- Suzy Delair
- Patrick Dewaere
- André Falcon
- Michel Fugain
- Jeanne Herviale
- Michael Lonsdale
- Jacques Léonard
- Maria Machado
- E.G. Marshall
- Mike Marshall
- Georges Poujouly
- Serge Rousseau
- Cécile Vassort
- Michel Sardou
- Albert Augier
Director
- René Clément
Producers
- Paul Graetz
Screenwriter
- Gore Vidal
- Francis Ford Coppola
