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God Chose Paris

This is NOT a documentary. It’s much more.
Sep 5, 1969 · 1h 36m
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An interesting mixture of filmed scenes with Belmondo and archival footage regarding cultural aspects of all kind around Paris, starting at the end of the 19th century and ending in the mid-1960's. Jean-Paul Belmondo leads us through the movie starting as a young photographer around 1900, a reporter in both world-wars and doing fictional interviews with lots of celebrities.

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CAST

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Narrator / Presenter
Michel Bouquet
Narrator
Pierre Fresnay
Narrator
Jean Négroni
Narrator (voice)
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Directed by Gilbert Prouteau

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Tadié Cinéma, Arcole Films, Arcole
Country
FR

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