Is Paris Burning?/ Paris brûle-t-il? "Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone. Release date: 1966-10-26 Genres: War, Drama, History Actors: Michel Piccoli, Hannes Messemer, George Chakiris, Anthony Perkins, Charles Boyer, Karl-Otto Alberty, E.G. Marshall, André Falcon, Roger Lumont, Konrad Georg, Yves Montand, Robert Stack, Albert Rémy, Mike Marshall, Michael Lonsdale, Georges Géret, Kirk Douglas, Alain Delon, Skip Ward, Bernard Fresson, Gert Fröbe, Georges Staquet, Serge Rousseau, Joachim Hansen, Georges Poujouly, Günter Meisner, Pierre Vaneck, Bruno Cremer, Peter Neusser, Glenn Ford, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Wolfgang Preiss, Claude Vernier, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Sardou, Maria Machado, Claude Rich, Harry Meyen, Simone Signoret, Patrick Dewaere, Leslie Caron, Suzy Delair, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Marie Versini, Paloma Matta, Michel Etcheverry, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sacha Pitoëff, Claude Dauphin, Georges Claisse, Pierre Collet, Michel Fugain, Daniel Gélin, Paul Crauchet, Otto Stern, Tony Taffin, Jacques Léonard, Pierre Dux, Helmuth Schneider, Pierre Mirat, Jean Valmont, Félix Marten, Christian Rode, Cécile Vassort, Hubert de Lapparent, Jeanne Herviale, Jean-Michel Rouzière, Francis Nani, Germaine de France, Sébastien Poitrenaud, Billy Frick, Hénia Suchar, Peter Jacob, Michel Gonzalès Direction: Orson Welles Runtime: 2 h. 53 min. Score: 7.2/10 Votes: 214 Countries: France, United States of America Companies: Paramount Pictures, Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films, Seven Arts Productions, Rastar Productions Available* : 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. 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, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
