Is Paris Burning?

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
• Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
• Dolby Digital Mono - French

Description by OLDIES.com:

The explosive, courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. An insane and desperate Hitler sends a top general to determine if the Nazis can hold the city. If not, Paris will be burned.

With a powerful script by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola, this epic film boasts an international cast of screen legends, including Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kirk Douglas, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Anthony Perkins and Orson Welles. Is Paris Burning? is a staggering portrait of heroism and brotherhood, and one of the most riveting stories to come out of World War II.

Product Description:

This epic World War II film focuses on the final days of the war, when the French attempted to liberate Paris, and the Nazis made a last-ditch effort to destroy the city before their retreat. Using a documentary style, the movie shows the Paris uprising, the German army's efforts to stop the French Resistance, the Allied troops' arrival in the city and their eventual victory over the Germans. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kirk Douglas, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, and Anthony Perkins headline a star-studded cast. Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola were contributors to the screenplay. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Big Battles | Drama | Theatrical Release | World War II

Production Notes:

• A co-production of Transcontinental Films and Marianne.
• Producer Paul Graetz died near the end of the film's production.
• Additional credits: Robert MacDonald and Paul Pollard (special effects).
• Seven writers worked on the film's script.
• The film was shown in German, French and English with subtitles during its original European release, but was shown in an all-English version in the United States.
• Shot in Panavision.
• The movie is in black and white, but ends with color shots of Paris after the war.
• Contains newsreel footage of General De Gaulle's triumphant walk down the Champs-Elysees.
• Copyright 1966 Marianne Productions.

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