War Drama History
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.
Directed by
René Clément
Alain Delon
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Anthony Perkins
Sgt. Warren
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Yvon Morandat
Kirk Douglas
General Patton
Glenn Ford
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
E.G. Marshall
Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited)
Robert Stack
General Sibert
Simone Signoret
Cafe Owner
Leslie Caron
Françoise Labé
Michel Piccoli
Edgar Pisani
Yves Montand
Sgt. Marcel Bizien
Charles Boyer
Doctor Monod
Skip Ward
Charlie, U.S. soldier
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lt. Henri Karcher
Michael Lonsdale
Debu-Bridel (uncredited)
Gert Fröbe
Von Choltitz
Patrick Dewaere
Young resistant (uncredited)
Claude Rich
General Leclerc
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Captain Serge
Mike Marshall
F.F.I. member (uncredited)
George Chakiris
GI in Tank
Hannes Messemer
General Jodl
Marie Versini
Claire Morandat
Günter Meisner
SS Commander in Pantin
Daniel Gélin
Yves Bayet
Wolfgang Preiss
Capitaine Ebernach
Georges Géret
Baker
Helmuth Schneider
German adjutant in the subway
Tony Taffin
Bernard Labé
Bruno Cremer
Colonel Rol Tanguy
Paul Crauchet
Priest
Maria Machado
Stella (uncredited)
Michel Sardou
Young resistant (uncredited)
Claude Dauphin
Colonel Lebel
Jean Valmont
F.F.I. bazooka
André Falcon
Member of Resistance council (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson
F.F.I liaison officer
Félix Marten
Georges Landrieu
Georges Poujouly
Landrieux (uncredited)
Georges Claisse
Intern with Monod (uncredited)
Suzy Delair
Parisian woman (uncredited)
Joachim Hansen
Commander of Fresnes prison
Michel Etcheverry
Prefect Luizet
Otto Stern
German soldier in the subway
Michel Fugain
Young resistant (uncredited)
Roger Lumont
Jade Amicol
Cécile Vassort
Young woman (uncredited)
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
General von Voineburg
Sacha Pitoëff
Joliot-Curie
Georges Staquet
Captain Dronne
Albert Rémy
Policeman / Gendarme
Peter Neusser
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Pierre Mirat
Owner of the Medicis bistro
Pierre Vaneck
Maj. Roger Gallois
Hubert de Lapparent
Bailiff at Matignon
Harry Meyen
Lieutenant von Arnim
Jeanne Herviale
Bit part (uncredited)
Pierre Dux
Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
Christian Rode
Burned German soldier
Konrad Georg
Gen. Field Marshal Model
Hénia Suchar
Prefecture's switchboard operator
Germaine de France
Old lady
Claude Vernier
German prisoner
Pierre Collet
Resistant policeman
Jacques Léonard
American soldier (uncredited)
Billy Frick
Adolf Hitler
Paloma Matta
Lilane Charvet, young bride
Karl-Otto Alberty
SS (Bayeux Tapestry)
Michel Gonzalès
Resistant student
Peter Jacob
Infantry General Burgdorf
Francis Nani
Resistant student
Sébastien Poitrenaud
Resistant student
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Gentleman with the little dog
Serge Rousseau
Col. Fabien (uncredited)

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