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Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) DVD

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Paris brûle-t-il? (1966)

Director:

 René Clément

Writers:

 Larry Collins (book), Dominique Lapierre (book)

Stars:

 Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron
 
In 1944, with Paris on the verge of Liberation by the allies, Adolph Hitler ordered that the City of Light be blown up and burned to the ground. General Dietrich Von Choltitz, after much rumination, decided that he didn't want to go down in history as the man who destroyed Paris. His refusal to follow Hitler's orders would make him a pariah in Germany for the rest of his life; nor was his gesture ever rewarded by the Allies. From this very human story in the midst of one of the most inhuman conflicts in history grew the screenplay (by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola) of the all-star, internationally produced Is Paris Burning? Whereas the earlier The Longest Day was able to support a castful of celebrities and brief subplot vignettes, Is Paris Burning? seems more weighted down than weighty. Still, a modern audience will have fun playing "spot the star" throughout the film, especially when those spotted stars include the likes of Gert Frobe (as Choltitz), Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Kirk Douglas (as Patton),Glenn Ford (as Bradley), Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, and even Anthony Perkins as a wide-eyed GI. Filmed on a gargantuan scale, Is Paris Burning? was based on a book by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre. The film was lensed in black and white, save for the Technicolor finale (in the original road-show prints).
 
Here is the link to the film at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060814/?ref_=fn_al_tt_7

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  1. Paris Was Nearly Blown Up! 4 Star Review

    Posted by on Jul 6th 2015

    As a very young man I was in Paris when the movie Is Paris Burning? opened. It was a big deal as it should be, celebrations and simulated fires (of neon) everywhere. If another Nazi General had been in command in 1944, Paris most likely would have been destroyed. This particular General had never disobeyed Hitler, but this time he did. He knew the Nazi cause was lost and didn't want to go down in history as the man who destroyed Paris. The liberation of Paris, with all the factions involved, is not an easy story to relate on the screen. The movie doesn't do the best selling book justice, however it's a worthy endeavor deserving more praise than it has received through the years. A shorter less rambling version would be better. I highly recommend seeing it though, a great history lesson! The International cast includes Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, Gerte Frobe, Glenn Ford, Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles and many others.

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