Paris brûle-t-il? (1966 film)

Paris brûle-t-il?: 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.
Paris brûle-t-il? Overview
Category | War , Drama , History |
Production company | Paramount (US) , Marianne Productions (FR) , Transcontinental Films (FR) |
Original language | fr |
Runtime | 2.883 Hour |
Release date | 1966-10-26 |
Spoken language | Deutsch , Français , English |
Rating | 72% |
Vote Count | 186 |
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What are Categories of Paris brûle-t-il? ?
Category of Paris brûle-t-il? is War , Drama , History
What are the Production companies of Paris brûle-t-il? ?
Production companies of Paris brûle-t-il? are Paramount (US) , Marianne Productions (FR) , Transcontinental Films (FR)
What is the Original language of Paris brûle-t-il? ?
Original_language of Paris brûle-t-il? is fr
What is the Run time of Paris brûle-t-il? ?
Run time of Paris brûle-t-il? is 2.883 Hour
What is Release date of Paris brûle-t-il? ?
Release date of Paris brûle-t-il? is 1966-10-26
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Yvon Morandat
- Charles Boyer as Docteur Monod
- Leslie Caron as Françoise Labé
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lt. Henri Karcher
- George Chakiris as GI in Tank
- Bruno Cremer as Colonel Rol Tanguy
- Claude Dauphin as Colonel Lebel
- Alain Delon as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- Kirk Douglas as General Patton
- Pierre Dux as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
- Glenn Ford as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
- Gert Fröbe as Von Choltitz
- Daniel Gélin as Yves Bayet
- Georges Géret as The Baker
- Hannes Messemer as General Jodl
- Harry Meyen as Lieutenant von Arnim
- Yves Montand as Sgt. Marcel Bizien
- Anthony Perkins as Sgt. Warren
- Michel Piccoli as Edgar Pisani
- Wolfgang Preiss as Capitaine Ebernach
- Claude Rich as General Leclerc
- Robert Stack as General Sibert
- Simone Signoret as Cafe Owner
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Capitaine Serge
- Pierre Vaneck as Maj. Roger Gallois
- Marie Versini as Claire Morandat
- Skip Ward as Charlie, un soldat U.S.
- Orson Welles as Konsul Nordling
- Michel Etcheverry as Préfet Luizet
- Billy Frick as Adolf Hitler
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as General von Voineburg
- Konrad Georg as Gen. Field Marshal Model
- Joachim Hansen as Commandant prison de Fresnes
- Félix Marten as Georges Landrieu
- Paloma Matta as Lilane Charvet, la jeune mariée
- Günter Meisner as SS Commandant Pantin
- Sacha Pitoëff as Joliot-Curie
- Albert Rémy as Policeman / Le gendarme
- Christian Rode as Soldat allemand brûlé
- Helmuth Schneider as Adjudant allemand métro
- Otto Stern as Soldat allemand métro
- Tony Taffin as Bernard Labé
- Jean Valmont as F.F.I. bazooka
- Karl-Otto Alberty as SS - tapisserie de Bayeux
- Pierre Collet as Un policier résistant
- Paul Crauchet as Priest
- Germaine de France as Old lady
- Bernard Fresson as Agent de liaison F.F.I.
- Michel Gonzalès as Étudiant résistant
- Peter Jacob as Génaral Burgdorf / Gen. Burgdorf
- Hubert de Lapparent as L'huissier à Matignon
- Roger Lumont as Jade Amicol
- Pierre Mirat as Patron du bistro Medicis
- Francis Nani as Étudiant resistant
- Peter Neusser as SS - tapisserie de Bayeux
- Sébastien Poitrenaud as Étudiant resistant
- Jean-Michel Rouzière as Le monsieur au petit chien
- Georges Staquet as Capitaine Dronne
- Hénia Suchar as La standardiste de la préfecture
- Claude Vernier as Prisonnier allemand
- Georges Claisse as Intern with Monod (uncredited)
- Suzy Delair as Une Parisienne (uncredited)
- Patrick Dewaere as A young resister (uncredited)
- André Falcon as Member of Resistance council (uncredited)
- Michel Fugain as A young resistant (uncredited)
- Jeanne Herviale as Bit part (uncredited)
- Michael Lonsdale as Debu-Bridel (uncredited)
- Jacques Léonard as American soldier (uncredited)
- Maria Machado as Stella (uncredited)
- E.G. Marshall as Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
- Mike Marshall as F.F.I. member (uncredited)
- Georges Poujouly as Landrieux (uncredited)
- Serge Rousseau as Col. Fabien (uncredited)
- Cécile Vassort as Une jeune femme (uncredited)
- Michel Sardou as un résistant (uncredited)