Is Paris Burning?
26/10/1966
3h

Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, alongside Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a leader organise his forces.
Cast


Jean-Paul Belmondo
Yvon Morandat


Charles Boyer
Doctor Monod


Leslie Caron
Françoise Labé


Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lt. Henri Karcher


George Chakiris
GI in Tank


Bruno Cremer
Colonel Rol Tanguy


Claude Dauphin
Colonel Lebel


Alain Delon
Jacques Chaban-Delmas


Kirk Douglas
General Patton


Pierre Dux
Cerat - Alexandre Parodi


Glenn Ford
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley


Gert Fröbe
Von Choltitz


Daniel Gélin
Yves Bayet


Georges Géret
Baker


Hannes Messemer
General Jodl


Harry Meyen
Lieutenant von Arnim


Yves Montand
Sgt. Marcel Bizien


Anthony Perkins
Sgt. Warren


Michel Piccoli
Edgar Pisani


Wolfgang Preiss
Capitaine Ebernach


Claude Rich
General Leclerc


Robert Stack
General Sibert


Simone Signoret
Cafe Owner


Jean-Louis Trintignant
Captain Serge


Pierre Vaneck
Maj. Roger Gallois


Marie Versini
Claire Morandat


Skip Ward
Charlie, U.S. soldier


Orson Welles
Konsul Nordling


Michel Etcheverry
Prefect Luizet
Billy Frick
Adolf Hitler


Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
General von Voineburg


Konrad Georg
Gen. Field Marshal Model


Joachim Hansen
Commander of Fresnes prison


Félix Marten
Georges Landrieu
Paloma Matta
Lilane Charvet, young bride


Günter Meisner
SS Commander in Pantin


Sacha Pitoëff
Joliot-Curie


Albert Rémy
Policeman / Gendarme


Christian Rode
Burned German soldier


Helmuth Schneider
German adjutant in the subway


Otto Stern
German soldier in the subway


Tony Taffin
Bernard Labé


Jean Valmont
F.F.I. bazooka
Karl-Otto Alberty
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)


Pierre Collet
Resistant policeman


Paul Crauchet
Priest


Germaine de France
Old lady


Bernard Fresson
F.F.I liaison officer
Michel Gonzalès
Resistant student
Peter Jacob
Infantry General Burgdorf


Hubert de Lapparent
Bailiff at Matignon


Roger Lumont
Jade Amicol


Pierre Mirat
Owner of the Medicis bistro
Francis Nani
Resistant student


Peter Neusser
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Sébastien Poitrenaud
Resistant student
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Gentleman with the little dog


Georges Staquet
Captain Dronne


Hénia Suchar
Prefecture's switchboard operator


Claude Vernier
German prisoner


Georges Claisse
Intern with Monod (uncredited)


Suzy Delair
Parisian woman (uncredited)


Patrick Dewaere
Young resistant (uncredited)


André Falcon
Member of Resistance council (uncredited)


Michel Fugain
Young resistant (uncredited)


Jeanne Herviale
Bit part (uncredited)


Michael Lonsdale
Debu-Bridel (uncredited)


Jacques Léonard
American soldier (uncredited)


Maria Machado
Stella (uncredited)


E.G. Marshall
Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)


Mike Marshall
F.F.I. member (uncredited)


Georges Poujouly
Landrieux (uncredited)


Serge Rousseau
Col. Fabien (uncredited)


Cécile Vassort
Young woman (uncredited)


Michel Sardou
Young resistant (uncredited)
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