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Is Paris Burning?

Play trailer Poster for Is Paris Burning? 1966,  2h 53m,  War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 71% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling (Leslie Caron), helps a resistance leader (Alain Delon) organize his forces.

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Rudie Obias Battleship Pretension Aug 15, 2023
With so many plotlines and characters, it’s almost a marvel that the result is a well-paced and engaging epic that’s surprisingly raw and funny at the same time. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof Sep 4, 2019
It's touching in the deepest with those final sequences, in which the narrative time seems stretched millimetrically. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 16, 2005
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Mar 28, 2005
3/5
Victoria Alexander FilmsInReview.com Jan 21, 2004
4/5
Belmondo in anything! Go to Full Review
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Nov 20, 2003
The real star of Is Paris Burning? is the city of Paris itself. Its other performers are miscast, the film's direction is uneven, its development is confused. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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René Clément

Director

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Pierrelot-Yvon Morandat

Charles Boyer

Docteur Monod

Leslie Caron

Françoise Labé

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Lieutenant Henri Karcher

George Chakiris

GI in Tank

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Is Paris Burning?

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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 control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling (Leslie Caron), helps a resistance leader (Alain Delon) organize his forces.
Director
René Clément
Producer
Paul Graetz
Screenwriter
Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2014
Runtime
2h 53m
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