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Academy Award Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1967 · Nominated
Academy Award Art Direction (Black-and-White) 1967 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture 1967 · Nominated
It received generally positive reviews, and was the fourth-most-popular film of the year in France for 1966. [ 2] It was nominated for Best Cinematography (Black and White) and Academy Award for Best Art Direction at the 40th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score .
Is Paris Burning?: Directed by René Clément. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel. August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.
- (5.2K)
- Drama, History, War
- René Clément
- 1966-10-26
Academy Awards, USA. 1967 Nominee Oscar. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Marcel Grignon. 1967 Nominee Oscar. Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White. Willy Holt.
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.
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It received generally positive reviews, and was the fourth-most-popular film of the year in France for 1966. It was nominated for Best Cinematography (Black and White) and Academy Award for Best Art Direction at the 40th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
In August, 1944, as Allied troops await orders to march into German-occupied Paris, Hitler assigns command of the city to Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz. The Feuhrer's orders are simple and direct--if Paris cannot be held, it is to be burned to the ground.
