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26/10/1966 War, Drama, History 2h 53m
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"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.

Overview

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.

  1. René Clément

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean-Paul Belmondo

    Yvon Morandat

  2. Charles Boyer

    Doctor Monod

  3. Leslie Caron

    Françoise Labé

  4. Jean-Pierre Cassel

    Lt. Henri Karcher

  5. George Chakiris

    GI in Tank

  6. Bruno Cremer

    Colonel Rol Tanguy

  7. Claude Dauphin

    Colonel Lebel

  8. Alain Delon

    Jacques Chaban-Delmas

  9. Kirk Douglas

    General Patton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-18
With the Allies rapidly approaching Paris, the general in charge of the city is issued with orders by his Führer to prepare plans to destroy the city. Fortunately, von Choltitz (Gert Fröbe) is not convinced that in the face of imminent defeat, this is the right thing to do - so he obeys, but in a rather lacklustre and half-hearted fashion. Meantime, scenting victory, the resistance are starting to make their own plans to seize control of increasingly larger parts of the city ready for the arrival of George Patton's American troops. René Clément has assembled a pretty stellar cast here with...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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