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