Paris brûle-t-il? (1966)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

René Clément

Writers:

Larry Collins (book) and
Dominique LaPierre (book) ...

Release Date:

1966 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

The true story of the departure of the German occupiers from Paris in 1944.

Plot Keywords:

General | French Resistance | 1944 | Swedish | Notre Dame Cathedral

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Pierrelot - Yvon Morandat
Charles Boyer	...	Docteur Monod
Leslie Caron	...	Françoise Labé
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Lieutenant Henri Karcher
George Chakiris	...	G.I. devant Notre Dame / GI in Tank
Bruno Cremer	...	Colonel Rol Tanguy
Claude Dauphin	...	Colonel Lebel
Alain Delon	...	Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Kirk Douglas	...	Général Patton / Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
Pierre Dux	...	Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Glenn Ford	...	Général Bradley / Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Gert Fröbe	...	Général Von Choltitz / General Dietrich von Choltitz
Daniel Gélin	...	Yves Bayet
Georges Géret	...	Le boulanger / Baker
Hannes Messemer	...	Général Jodl / General Jodl

Also Known As:

Is Paris Burning? (USA)

Runtime:

France:175 min | USA:173 min | Argentina:174 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

French | German

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Marianne Productions

Trivia:

Some of the French actors, such as Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron and Jean-Pierre Cassel, dubbed their own dialogue into English.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The Allies advance into Paris through Porte D'Italie, which is in the SE of Paris, and advance up Boulevard St Michel towards Notre Dame. This doesn't make sense when they were approaching from Normandy, in the north/north west of the city.

Quotes:

Lieutenant Henri Karcher: [over the phone to his father] Hello, Papa? This is Lieutenant Karcher. Your son. In spite of your pessimstic view of my military career, I'd like to announce I've just made some prisoners of the general in command of Paris at the Hotel Maurice. He surrendered to me. But I'm still very bad at drill.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paris Is Burning (1990)

Vive la Resistence

"¿Is Paris burning?" Hitler asked this when the war was finished...

A french and american co-production, it's a long movie about the french resistence. The excellent direction by Rene Clement shows one of the more importants battles in the History of war. I would like to see the director's cut version of this film. Many international stars appear in this movie like Glenn Ford, Kirk Douglas, George Chakiris, Gert Froebe, Anthony Perkins, Robert Stack, Orson Welles... but the french actors are the greats players here: Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Pierre Vaneck, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, Claude Rich... The best of this film is Alain Delon, a wonderful actor as resistance member Chaban-Delmas, fighting for the liberty of his country. I love "Paris brûle-t-il?" because is a strong story that damns the war and tells between us a battle for the Liberty.