If Paris Were Told to Us
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1956-01-27
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
5.7
Sacha Guitry
le narrateur et Louis XI
Louis de Funès
Antoine Allègre
Jean Marais
François Ier
Robert Lamoureux
Latude
Andrex
Paulus
Renée Saint-Cyr
l’Impératrice Eugénie
Françoise Arnoul
la duchesse de Bassano
Danielle Darrieux
Agnès Sorel
Sophie Desmarets
Rose Bertin
Clément Duhour
Aristide Bruant
Odette Joyeux
La Passementière
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Broussel
Lana Marconi
la reine Marie-Antoinette
Michèle Morgan
Gabrielle d'Estrées
Pauline Carton
la bouquiniste
Pierre Would
Jeanne Boitel
Mme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt
Gilbert Bokanowski
Louis XVI
Julien Carette
Un Cocher
Jean Martinelli
Henri IV / Firmin
Lana Marconi
Marie-Antoinette
Jean Parédès
Un Médecin
Gisèle Pascal
Comtesse de G...
Gérard Philipe
Le Trouvère
Simone Renant
Marquise de V...
Renée Saint-Cyr
L'Impératrice Eugènie
Jean Tissier
Un Gardien de Musée
Antoine Balpêtré
Verlaine
René Blancard
Aubineau
Aimé Clariond
Beaumarchais
Paul Colline
Charles VII
Suzanne Dantès
Madame d'Epinay
Jean Debucourt
Philippe de Comynes
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Monsieur de la Personne
Bernard Dhéran
Voltaire jeune
Denis d'Inès
Fontenelle
Henri Doublier
Un dominicain
Émile Drain
Victor Hugo
Pierre Dudan
Un manifestant
Jacques Dumesnil
Richelieu
Catherine Erard
La Journaliste
Jacques de Féraudy
Voltaire
Maurice Escande
Le Baron de Grimm
Michel François
Le Deuxième Visiteur
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
L'Aubergiste
Gilbert Gil
Molière
François Guérin
Le Premier Visiteur
Marguerite Jamois
Anne de Savoie
Roland Lesaffre
Le Premier Royaliste
Robert Manuel
Flaubert
Jacques Morel
Gouverneur Jourdan
Lucien Nat
Montesquieu
Claude Nollier
Anne d'Autriche
Pierre Palau
Un Moine
Jean Pâqui
Le Comte d'Orgeix
Simone Paris
Une Dame
Marguerite Pierry
La Centenaire
Jacqueline Plessis
La Reine Eléonore
Odile Rodin
La Princesse d'Essling
Claude Sylvain
Catherine de Médicis jeune
Pierre Vaneck
François Villon
Jean Weber
Henri III
Paul Fort
Self - Le prince des poètes
Maurice Utrillo
Self - Painter
Sirena Adgemova
La Baronne de Pierre
Jean-Marc Anthony
Fernand Bellan
Tristan l'Hermitte / Fouquier-Tinville
Henri Belly
Roland Bourdin
Henri Bosc
Alain Bouvette
Monsieur Duval
Wladimir Brasco
Laurent Capelli
Brigitte Segui de Carreras
André Chanu
Sully
René Charles
Pierre Darçay
Micheline Dax
Yvette Guilbert
Paul Demange
Fouquier-Tinville
Jacques Derives
Un Garde
Germaine Dermoz
Catherine de Médicis
Jean Dunot
Un Moine
René Dupuy
Albert Duvaleix
Béranger
Jim Gérald
Un Cocher
Lucienne Granier
La Provinciale
Gisèle Grandpré
La Marquise de Sévigné
Janine Grenet
Marguerite de Valois
Françoise Jacquier
Une Amoureuse
Pierre Jadoux
Ariane Lancell
Diane de Poitiers
René Lefèvre-Bel
Maria Lopez
Marcel Lupovici
Marcel Paul
Pierre Massimi
Un Photographe
Albert Médina
Paul Tabout
Annie Monnier
Hubert Noël
Un Passant
Nadine Olivier
La Duchesse d'Etampes
Xénia Palley
Karsavina
Léna Pastor
Josette Privat
Jacques Ralph
Un Gardien de Prison
Jean-François Rémi
Philippe Richard
Louis-Philippe
André Roanne
Denis Diderot
Catherine Romane
Une Jolie Femme
Madeleine Rousset
Roger Royer
Un Officier de Police
Serge Sauvion
Un Officier de Police
Georges Spanelly
Bourgoin
Alice Tissot
Madame Denis
Irène Tunc
La Comtesse de Malazet
Pierre-Jean Vaillard
Coitier
Jacques Varennes
Scherer
Jeanne Véniat
Madame Lefebvre - la mère de Firmin
Alain Saury
Arsène (uncredited)
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