- StatusReleased
- Release Date1966-10-26
- Runtime173 minutes
- Tagline"Burn Paris!" was the order that had come shrieking over the phone.
- RevenueNot Available
- GenreWar, Drama, History
- Production
CompaniesParamount Pictures, Marianne Productions, Transcontinental Films, Seven Arts Productions, Rastar Productions - BudgetNot Available
Movie 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.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Charles Boyer
Leslie Caron
Jean-Pierre Cassel
George Chakiris
Bruno Cremer
Claude Dauphin
Alain Delon
Kirk Douglas
Pierre Dux
Glenn Ford
Gert Fröbe
Daniel Gélin
Georges Géret
Hannes Messemer
Harry Meyen
Yves Montand
Anthony Perkins
Michel Piccoli
Wolfgang Preiss
Claude Rich
Robert Stack
Simone Signoret
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Pierre Vaneck
Marie Versini
Skip Ward
Orson Welles
Michel Etcheverry
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Konrad Georg
Joachim Hansen
Félix Marten
Günter Meisner
Sacha Pitoëff
Albert Rémy
Christian Rode
Helmuth Schneider
Otto Stern
Tony Taffin
Jean Valmont
Pierre Collet
Paul Crauchet
Germaine de France
Bernard Fresson
Hubert de Lapparent
Roger Lumont
Pierre Mirat
Peter Neusser
Georges Staquet
