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