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

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