Is Paris Burning? with Jean-Paul Belmondo: DVD Cover
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Is Paris Burning?
a.k.a. Paris Brule-t-il? Director: René Clément Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, George Chakiris

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  • DVD Release Date: 06/10/2003
  • Original Release: 1966
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 18,315

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Closed Caption; Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital:; -English 5.1 Surround;; English Dolby Surround; French Mono

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Legend [:38]
2. The New Commander [6:44]
3. French Uprising [7:50]
4. Destruction Plans [3:03]
5. Free Bernard Labe [12:11]
6. Political Prisoners [6:02]
7. Gestapo Trick [9:08]
8. Paris Fights Back [9:32]
9. Nazi's Attack [12:28]
10. Cease Fire [7:58]
11. Mission to Normandy [1:35]
12. American Allies [2:46]
13. A Plea to Save Paris [4:41]
14. A Gift for the Fuhrer [7:12]
15. New Council [7:44]
16. Intermission [5:20]
17. General Bradley's Order [1:39]
18. Soldier's Homecoming [:55]
19. City Bell's Ring [5:58]
20. Battle in the Streets [3:09]
21. Surrender [6:35]

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Editorial Reviews

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). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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August 15, 2009: This film was released in the mid 60's, on the heels of Collins and Lapierre's chronicle of the Allied capture of Paris. It has been years since I read the book, so I cannot vouch for its accuracy, or for the accuracy of the movie. On the other hand, the script, by Coppola and Vidal, hews closely enough to historical fact. There is suspense, wonderful acting by an all-star cast, great visuals that intersperse newsreel footage with movie footage, a wonderful Jarre score; in other words, a great film. One drawback: there are no notes, so younger viewers may not know the cast. On the other hand, the performances speak for themselves......