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Is Paris Burning? (French: Paris brûle-t-il ?) is a 1966 film directed by René Clément, starring an ensemble cast, about the liberation of Paris in August 1944 by the French Resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II. The script was based on the book of the same title by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
Original Release
10/26/1966
US Release
11/10/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Paul Belmondo | Pierrelot - Yvon Morandat / Yvon Morandat |
Charles Boyer | Docteur Monod |
Leslie Caron | Françoise Labé |
Jean-Pierre Cassel | Lieutenant Henri Karcher / Lt. Henri Karcher |
George Chakiris | GI in Tank |
Bruno Cremer | Colonel Rol-Tanguy / Colonel Rol Tanguy |
Claude Dauphin | Colonel Lebel |
Alain Delon | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Kirk Douglas | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. / General Patton |
Pierre Dux | Cerat - Alexandre Parodi |
Directors
Writers
Larry Collins, Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola, Marcel Moussy, Beate von Molo, Jean Aurenche, Yves Boisset, Pierre Bost, Claude Brulé, Dominique LaPierre
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Paul Belmondo | Pierrelot - Yvon Morandat / Yvon Morandat |
Charles Boyer | Docteur Monod |
Leslie Caron | Françoise Labé |
Jean-Pierre Cassel | Lieutenant Henri Karcher / Lt. Henri Karcher |
George Chakiris | GI in Tank |
Bruno Cremer | Colonel Rol-Tanguy / Colonel Rol Tanguy |
Claude Dauphin | Colonel Lebel |
Alain Delon | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Kirk Douglas | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. / General Patton |
Pierre Dux | Cerat - Alexandre Parodi |
Glenn Ford | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
Gert Frobe | General Dietrich von Choltitz / Von Choltitz |
Daniel Gelin | Yves Bayet |
Georges Géret | The Baker |
Hannes Messemer | General Jodl |
Harry Meyen | Lieutenant von Arnim |
Yves Montand | Sgt. Marcel Bizien |
Anthony Perkins | Sgt. Warren |
Michel Piccoli | Edgard Pisani / Edgar Pisani |
Wolfgang Preiss | Capitaine Ebernach |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Graetz | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1967 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Nominated |