Is Paris Burning?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1966-10-26

Languages:

French, German, English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

173 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2570 Reviews)

Director:

Renè Clèment

Genres:

Drama History War

Cast:

Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel

Writer:

Larry Collins (book)

Dominique Lapierre (book)

Gore Vidal (screenplay)

Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)

Marcel Moussy (additional material for French scenes)

Beate von Molo (additional material for German scenes)

Jean Aurenche

Pierre Bost

Claude Brulè

Fullplot:

In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II. The Nazi general in charge of Paris, Dietrich von Cholitz (Frèbe), is under orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if he cannot control it or if the Allies get too close. Much of the drama centers around the moral deliberations of the general, the Swedish ambassador (Welles), and the eager but desperate leaders of the resistance.

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