Is Paris Burning?
“"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.”
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.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Yvon Morandat
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Charles Boyer
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Leslie Caron
Françoise Labé
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lt. Henri Karcher
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George Chakiris
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West Side Story
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Bruno Cremer
Colonel Rol Tanguy
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Sorcerer
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Claude Dauphin
Colonel Lebel
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Barbarella
Le Plaisir
Alain Delon
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
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Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Kirk Douglas
General Patton
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Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Pierre Dux
Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
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Glenn Ford
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
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The Big Heat
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Gert Fröbe
Von Choltitz
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René Clément Director · Francis Ford Coppola Screenplay Gore Vidal Screenplay
United States release November 10, 1966 · Produced in France, United States · Languages English, French, German, Hungarian
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Marianne Productions
Production
Transcontinental Films
Production
Seven Arts Productions
Production
Rastar Productions
Production
France · United States
Produced in
La Libération de Paris
Working title
Languages
Original title
Paris brûle-t-il?
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Hungarian
Release dates
France · October 26, 1966
Theatrical
United States · November 10, 1966
Theatrical · New York City
Argentina
April 5, 1967 · Theatrical
Australia
March 3, 1967 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 23, 1966 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1967 · Theatrical
Colombia
May 24, 1967 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 19, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
February 17, 1967 · Theatrical
Germany
October 28, 1966 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
January 9, 1967 · Theatrical
Italy
January 27, 1967 · Theatrical
Japan
December 21, 1966 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 24, 1967 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 27, 1966 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 21, 1966 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 10, 1980 · TV
Spain
December 5, 1966 · Theatrical
December 7, 1966 · Theatrical · Barcelona
Sweden
November 2, 1966 · Theatrical
December 5, 2005 · Digital · DVD Premier
United Kingdom
December 7, 1966 · Premiere · London
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