Is Paris Burning? (1966) ( Paris brûle-t-il? )

Is Paris Burning? (1966) (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: Paris brûle-t-il?
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
165 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
René Clément

Written By:
Larry Collins
Dominique LaPierre

Actors:
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
Harry Meyen ..... Lieutenant Von Arnim / Lieutenant von Arnim
Yves Montand ..... Sgt. Marcel Bizien / Sergent tankiste
Anthony Perkins ..... Sergent U.S. / Sgt. Warren
Michel Piccoli ..... Edgar Pisani
Wolfgang Preiss ..... Capitaine Ebernach
Claude Rich ..... Général Leclerc / Commandant de la Fouchardière
Simone Signoret ..... La patronne du bistrot / Cafe Owner
Robert Stack ..... Général Sibert / Brig. General Wm L. Sibert
Jean-Louis Trintignant ..... Capitaine Serge
Pierre Vaneck ..... Maj. Roger Gallois
Marie Versini ..... Claire Morandat
Skip Ward ..... Charlie, un soldat U.S.
Orson Welles ..... Consul Raoul Nordling
Michel Etcheverry ..... Préfet Luizet
Billy Frick ..... Adolf Hitler
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer ..... Général Von Boineburg / General von Voineburg
Konrad Georg ..... Maréchal Model / Gen. Feldmarschall Model
Joachim Hansen ..... Commandant prison de Fresnes
Félix Marten ..... Georges Landrieu
Paloma Matta ..... Lilane Charvet, la jeune mariée
Günter Meisner ..... Commandant SS à Pantin
Sacha Pitoëff ..... Joliot-Curie
Albert Rémy ..... Policeman / Le gendarme
Christian Rode ..... Soldat allemand brûlé
Helmuth Schneider ..... Adjudant allemand métro
Otto Stern ..... Soldat allemand métro
Tony Taffin ..... Bernard Labé
Jean Valmont ..... F.F.I. bazooka
Karl-Otto Alberty ..... SS - tapisserie de Bayeux
Pierre Collet ..... Un policier résistant
Paul Crauchet ..... Le curé / Priest
Germaine de France ..... Une vieille dame / Old lady
Bernard Fresson ..... Agent de liaison F.F.I.
Michel Gonzalès ..... Étudiant résistant
Peter Jacob ..... Génaral Burgdorf / Gen. Burgdorf
Hubert de Lapparent ..... L'huissier à Matignon
Roger Lumont ..... Jade Amicol
Pierre Mirat ..... Patron du bistro Medicis
Francis Nani ..... Étudiant resistant
Peter Neusser ..... SS - tapisserie de Bayeux
Sébastien Poitrenaud ..... Étudiant resistant
Jean-Michel Rouzière ..... Le monsieur au petit chien
Georges Staquet ..... Capitaine Dronne
Hénia Suchar ..... La standardiste de la préfecture
Claude Vernier ..... Prisonnier allemand

Synopsis:

As the Allied forces race to liberate Paris from the German army, various factions of the French resistance take to the streets to help free the city from the long occupation. Resistance fighters Yvon Morandat (Jean-Paul Belmondo), Docteur Monod (Charles Boyer) and Françoise Labé (Leslie Caron) organize operations in order to welcome the armies of General George S. Patton (Kirk Douglas), while Wehrmacht General Dietrich von Choltitz (Gert Fröbe) must wrestle his conscience with his orders from Hitler to destroy the city.

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 (Fröbe), 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.

In August 1944, Adolf Hitler assigns General Dietrich von Choltitz to be in the military governor of Paris and to burn the city in case of the Allied forces arrival. Meanwhile, the French resistance has internal fights of the different factions and leaderships. One French major convinces the Allied forces to liberate Paris from the Germans. General von Choltitz disobeys Hitler's orders and spares Paris from destruction.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 11 November, 2020.