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If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us

If Paris Were Told to Us

Genres

ComedyDramaHistory

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Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

27 January 1956

Country

France

Cast

Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry

le narrateur et Louis XI

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Antoine Allègre

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

François Ier

Robert Lamoureux

Robert Lamoureux

Latude

Andrex

Andrex

Paulus

Renée Saint-Cyr

Renée Saint-Cyr

l’Impératrice Eugénie

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

la duchesse de Bassano

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Agnès Sorel

Sophie Desmarets

Sophie Desmarets

Rose Bertin

Clément Duhour

Clément Duhour

Aristide Bruant

Odette Joyeux

Odette Joyeux

La Passementière

Pierre Larquey

Pierre Larquey

Pierre Broussel

Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi

la reine Marie-Antoinette

Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

Gabrielle d'Estrées

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

la bouquiniste

Pierre Would

Pierre Would

Jeanne Boitel

Jeanne Boitel

Mme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt

Gilbert Bokanowski

Gilbert Bokanowski

Louis XVI

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Un Cocher

Jean Martinelli

Jean Martinelli

Henri IV / Firmin

Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi

Marie-Antoinette

Jean Parédès

Jean Parédès

Un Médecin

Gisèle Pascal

Gisèle Pascal

Comtesse de G...

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Le Trouvère

Simone Renant

Simone Renant

Marquise de V...

Renée Saint-Cyr

Renée Saint-Cyr

L'Impératrice Eugènie

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Un Gardien de Musée

Antoine Balpêtré

Antoine Balpêtré

Verlaine

René Blancard

René Blancard

Aubineau

Aimé Clariond

Aimé Clariond

Beaumarchais

Paul Colline

Paul Colline

Charles VII

Suzanne Dantès

Suzanne Dantès

Madame d'Epinay

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Philippe de Comynes

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Jean-Jacques Delbo

Monsieur de la Personne

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Voltaire jeune

Denis d'Inès

Denis d'Inès

Fontenelle

Henri Doublier

Henri Doublier

Un dominicain

Émile Drain

Émile Drain

Victor Hugo

Pierre Dudan

Pierre Dudan

Un manifestant

Jacques Dumesnil

Jacques Dumesnil

Richelieu

Catherine Erard

Catherine Erard

La Journaliste

Jacques de Féraudy

Jacques de Féraudy

Voltaire

Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

Le Baron de Grimm

Michel François

Michel François

Le Deuxième Visiteur

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

L'Aubergiste

Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil

Molière

François Guérin

François Guérin

Le Premier Visiteur

Marguerite Jamois

Marguerite Jamois

Anne de Savoie

Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre

Le Premier Royaliste

Robert Manuel

Robert Manuel

Flaubert

Jacques Morel

Jacques Morel

Gouverneur Jourdan

Lucien Nat

Lucien Nat

Montesquieu

Claude Nollier

Claude Nollier

Anne d'Autriche

Pierre Palau

Pierre Palau

Un Moine

Jean Pâqui

Jean Pâqui

Le Comte d'Orgeix

Simone Paris

Simone Paris

Une Dame

Marguerite Pierry

Marguerite Pierry

La Centenaire

Jacqueline Plessis

Jacqueline Plessis

La Reine Eléonore

Odile Rodin

Odile Rodin

La Princesse d'Essling

Claude Sylvain

Claude Sylvain

Catherine de Médicis jeune

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

François Villon

Jean Weber

Jean Weber

Henri III

Paul Fort

Paul Fort

Self - Le prince des poètes

Maurice Utrillo

Maurice Utrillo

Self - Painter

Sirena Adgemova

Sirena Adgemova

La Baronne de Pierre

Jean-Marc Anthony

Jean-Marc Anthony

Fernand Bellan

Fernand Bellan

Tristan l'Hermitte / Fouquier-Tinville

Henri Belly

Henri Belly

Roland Bourdin

Roland Bourdin

Henri Bosc

Henri Bosc

Alain Bouvette

Alain Bouvette

Monsieur Duval

Wladimir Brasco

Wladimir Brasco

Laurent Capelli

Laurent Capelli

Brigitte Segui de Carreras

Brigitte Segui de Carreras

André Chanu

André Chanu

Sully

René Charles

René Charles

Pierre Darçay

Pierre Darçay

Micheline Dax

Micheline Dax

Yvette Guilbert

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

Fouquier-Tinville

Jacques Derives

Jacques Derives

Un Garde

Germaine Dermoz

Germaine Dermoz

Catherine de Médicis

Jean Dunot

Jean Dunot

Un Moine

René Dupuy

René Dupuy

Albert Duvaleix

Albert Duvaleix

Béranger

Jim Gérald

Jim Gérald

Un Cocher

Lucienne Granier

Lucienne Granier

La Provinciale

Gisèle Grandpré

Gisèle Grandpré

La Marquise de Sévigné

Janine Grenet

Janine Grenet

Marguerite de Valois

Françoise Jacquier

Françoise Jacquier

Une Amoureuse

Pierre Jadoux

Pierre Jadoux

Ariane Lancell

Ariane Lancell

Diane de Poitiers

René Lefèvre-Bel

René Lefèvre-Bel

Maria Lopez

Maria Lopez

Marcel Lupovici

Marcel Lupovici

Marcel Paul

Pierre Massimi

Pierre Massimi

Un Photographe

Albert Médina

Albert Médina

Paul Tabout

Annie Monnier

Annie Monnier

Hubert Noël

Hubert Noël

Un Passant

Nadine Olivier

Nadine Olivier

La Duchesse d'Etampes

Xénia Palley

Xénia Palley

Karsavina

Léna Pastor

Léna Pastor

Josette Privat

Josette Privat

Jacques Ralph

Jacques Ralph

Un Gardien de Prison

Jean-François Rémi

Jean-François Rémi

Philippe Richard

Philippe Richard

Louis-Philippe

André Roanne

André Roanne

Denis Diderot

Catherine Romane

Catherine Romane

Une Jolie Femme

Madeleine Rousset

Madeleine Rousset

Roger Royer

Roger Royer

Un Officier de Police

Serge Sauvion

Serge Sauvion

Un Officier de Police

Georges Spanelly

Georges Spanelly

Bourgoin

Alice Tissot

Alice Tissot

Madame Denis

Irène Tunc

Irène Tunc

La Comtesse de Malazet

Pierre-Jean Vaillard

Pierre-Jean Vaillard

Coitier

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Scherer

Jeanne Véniat

Jeanne Véniat

Madame Lefebvre - la mère de Firmin

Alain Saury

Alain Saury

Arsène (uncredited)

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