“Is Paris Burning?” is a movie based on the events of August 1944 when the Allies were closing in on Paris and the resistance groups in the city were planning an uprising against the Germans. The movie features actors like Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, and Leslie Caron playing key roles. This article details where the movie was shot, its filming dates and other exciting behind-the-scenes information.
Where it Filmed?
“Is Paris Burning?” was filmed at various locations in France. Some scenes were shot at Rue de la Huchette, Paris 5, Paris, France. A few sequences were filmed at Place-des-Vosges, Paris 4, Paris, France. Other filming spots include Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France; Hôtel des Invalides, Rue de Grenelle, Paris 7, Paris, France and Place de la Concorde, Paris 8 in Paris, France. The filming commenced on July 19, 1965.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Belmondo | Pierrelot – Yvon Morandat |
| Charles Boyer | Docteur Monod |
| Leslie Caron | Françoise Labé |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Lieutenant Henri Karcher |
| Bruno Cremer | Colonel Rol-Tanguy |
| Claude Dauphin | Colonel Lebel |
| Alain Delon | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Kirk Douglas | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. |
| Pierre Dux | Cerat – Alexandre Parodi |
| Glenn Ford | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
| Daniel Gélin | Yves Bayet |
| Georges Géret | The Baker |
| Hannes Messemer | General Jodl |
| Harry Meyen | Lieutenant von Arnim |
| Yves Montand | Sgt. Marcel Bizien |
| Anthony Perkins | Sgt. Warren |
| Michel Piccoli | Edgard Pisani |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Capitaine Ebernach |
| Claude Rich | General Leclerc |
| Simone Signoret | Cafe Owner |
| Robert Stack | Brig. General Edwin L. Sibert |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Capitaine Serge |
| Pierre Vaneck | Maj. Roger Gallois |
| Marie Versini | Claire Morandat |
| Skip Ward | Charlie |
| un soldat U.S. | |
| Orson Welles | Consul Raoul Nordling |
| Michel Etcheverry | Préfet Luizet |
| Billy Frick | Adolf Hitler |
| Konrad Georg | Gen. Field Marshal Model |
| Joachim Hansen | Commandant prison de Fresnes |
| Félix Marten | Georges Landrieu |
| Paloma Matta | Lilane Charvet |
| la jeune mariée | |
| Sacha Pitoëff | Joliot-Curie |
| Albert Rémy | Policeman / Le gendarme |
| Christian Rode | Soldat allemand brûlé |
| Helmuth Schneider | Adjudant allemand métro |
| Otto Stern | Soldat allemand métro |
| Tony Taffin | Bernard Labé |
| Jean Valmont | F.F.I. bazooka |
| Pierre Collet | Un policier résistant |
| Paul Crauchet | Priest |
| Germaine de France | Old lady |
| Bernard Fresson | Agent de liaison F.F.I. |
| Michel Gonzalès | Étudiant résistant |
| Peter Jacob | Génaral Burgdorf / Gen. Burgdorf |
| Hubert de Lapparent | L’huissier à Matignon |
| Roger Lumont | Jade Amicol |
| Pierre Mirat | Patron du bistro Medicis |
| Francis Nani | Étudiant resistant |
| Peter Neusser | SS – tapisserie de Bayeux |
| Sébastien Poitrenaud | Étudiant resistant |
| Jean-Michel Rouzière | Le monsieur au petit chien |
| Georges Staquet | Capitaine Dronne |
| Hénia Suchar | La standardiste de la préfecture |
| Claude Vernier | Prisonnier allemand |
| Georges Aminel | (uncredited) (voice) |
| Roland Armontel | Foot passenger (uncredited) |
| Georges Ass | Un prisonnier à Pantin (uncredited) |
| Philippe Baronnet | A resister (uncredited) |
| Michel Berger | Chief of Explosives (uncredited) |
| Georges Bidault | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Paul Bisciglia | Un homme sur un char (uncredited) |
| Paul Bonifas | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Gerhard Bormann | (uncredited) |
| Colette Brosset | (uncredited) |
| Georges Béreux | (uncredited) |
| Georges Carnazzo | (uncredited) |
| Adrien Cayla-Legrand | Un prisonnier à Pantin (uncredited) |
| Georges Claisse | Intern with Monod (uncredited) |
| Louis Daquin | (uncredited) |
| Charles de Gaulle | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Suzy Delair | Une Parisienne (uncredited) |
| Patrick Dewaere | A young resister (uncredited) |
| Guy Di Rigo | A G.I. (uncredited) |
| C.O. Erickson | (uncredited) |
| Pierre Fabrice | (uncredited) |
| André Falcon | Member of Resistance council (uncredited) |
| Pascal Fardoulis | Gilet (uncredited) |
| Roland Fleury | A G.I. (uncredited) |
| Michel Fugain | A young resistant (uncredited) |
| Monique Fusier | (uncredited) |
| Lutz Gabor | German officer (uncredited) |
| Clara Gansard | Wife of Col. Tanguy (uncredited) |
| Marcel Gassouk | Un prisonnier allemand (uncredited) |
| Rol Gauffin | (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Herviale | Bit part (uncredited) |
| Claus Holm | Huhm (uncredited) |
| Jean-Pierre Honoré | Alain Perpezat (uncredited) |
| Nicole Jonesco | (uncredited) |
| Catherine Kamenka | Diane (uncredited) |
| Billy Kearns | Patton Aide (uncredited) |
| Pierre Koenig | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Jacques Lalande | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Viviane Landford | (uncredited) |
| Joëlle Latour | Young Girl with Warren (uncredited) |
| André Le Troquer | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Georg Lehn | German Soldier at Hôtel Le Meurice (uncredited) |
| Rudy Lenoir | German officer (uncredited) |
| Michael Lonsdale | Debu-Bridel (uncredited) |
| Rico Lopez | (uncredited) |
| Jacques Léonard | American soldier (uncredited) |
| Maria Machado | Stella (uncredited) |
| Philippe March | Roland Pré (uncredited) |
| E.G. Marshall | Intelligence Officer Powell (uncredited) |
| Mike Marshall | F.F.I. member (uncredited) |
| Yves-Marie Maurin | (uncredited) |
| Raymond Meunier | (uncredited) |
| Jean Michaud | Le commandant à Matignon (uncredited) |
| Harald Momm | Colonel Jay (uncredited) |
| Georges Montant | A doctor (uncredited) |
| Russ Moro | (uncredited) |
| Del Negro | Officer with Chaban-Delmas (uncredited) |
| Jean Négroni | Villon (uncredited) |
| Alexandre Parodi | Self (in victory walk) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Roger Pera | A G.I. (uncredited) |
| Raymond Pierson | (uncredited) |
| Policard | (uncredited) |
| Alain Pommier | Franjoux (uncredited) |
| Georges Poujouly | Landrieux (uncredited) |
| Jacques Pradel | Un soldat allemand (uncredited) |
| Jacques Préboist | L’homme qui se rase à sa fenêtre (uncredited) |
| Michel Puterflam | Laffont (uncredited) |
| Serge Rousseau | Col. Fabien (uncredited) |
| André Rouyer | (uncredited) |
| Tony Rödel | Un officier allemand invité de Von Choltiz / German officer (uncredited) |
| Michel Sales | Galois’s friend (uncredited) |
| Jacques Santi | A resistant (uncredited) |
| Michel Sardou | A young resistant (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Sauer | Hégel (uncredited) |
| Victor Spinetti | French priest (uncredited) |
| Pierre Tamin | Maurannes (uncredited) |
| Jean-Paul Tribout | A young resistant (uncredited) |
| Ronald Urban | German soldier (uncredited) |
| Cécile Vassort | Une jeune femme (uncredited) |
| Pierre Vaudier | (uncredited) |
| Hans Verner | (uncredited) |
| Joe Warfield | Major with Chaban-Delmas (uncredited) |
| Joachim Westhoff | German officer with Claire (uncredited) |
| Dominique Zardi | (uncredited) |
| Jean-Pierre Zola | Cpl. Mayer (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The full title of the movie in French is Paris brûle-t-il? and it falls under the genres drama and history.
- It has a runtime of 2 hours and 55 minutes.
- The movie was released in France on October 26, 1966.
- The director of the film is René Clément.
- Other important contributors include Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre, and Gore Vidal who were the writers of the movie.
- The movie cast includes actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, and many more.
- “Is Paris Burning?” was nominated for 2 Oscars and had 2 other nominations.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Place-des-Vosges, Paris 4, Paris, France
- Latitude: 48.854839
- Longitude: 2.3659162
- Place ID: ChIJr1om7P9x5kcRbN2ZfF0wv-0
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 4 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris, France
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Location Name: Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Latitude: 48.894533
- Longitude: 2.40963
- Place ID: ChIJTx1XZ1Fs5kcREDuLaMOCCwQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 93500 Pantin, France
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Location Name: Hôtel des Invalides, Rue de Grenelle, Paris 7, Paris, France
- Latitude: 48.85652899999999
- Longitude: 2.3127059
- Place ID: ChIJUzCPuddv5kcRasGAnEUUWkU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 75007 Paris, France
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Location Name: Place de la Concorde, Paris 8, Paris, France
- Latitude: 48.8656331
- Longitude: 2.3212357
- Place ID: ChIJAQquYc1v5kcRLKslDuENAxg
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 75008 Paris, France
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
