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Is Paris Burning?: Directed by René Clément. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel. August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.
- (5.2K)
- Drama, History, War
- René Clément
- 1966-10-26
Is Paris Burning? (French: Paris brûle-t-il ?) is a 1966 epic black-and-white war film about the liberation of Paris in August 1944 by the French Resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
The film Is Paris Burning? (1966) tells the story of the city's liberation on each of these fronts - from the German high command, to the French underground, to the Allied invasion forces - presenting a complex picture of the final days of occupied Paris.
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz (Jean-Paul Belmondo) receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain ...
- (8)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- René Clément
- Marianne Productions
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city.
- (84)
- René Clément
- PG
- 6
Overview. Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city.
In August, 1944, as Allied troops await orders to march into German-occupied Paris, Hitler assigns command of the city to Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz. The Feuhrer's orders are simple and direct--if Paris cannot be held, it is to be burned to the ground.
