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God Chose Paris (1969)

This is NOT a documentary. It’s much more.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Philippe Arthuys, Gilbert Prouteau

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Récitant / Présentateur
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet
Récitant
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Récitant
Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni
Récitant (voice)
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Philippe Arthuys
Philippe Arthuys
Director
Gilbert Prouteau
Gilbert Prouteau
Director
Gilbert Prouteau
Gilbert Prouteau
Writer
Thierry Maulnier
Thierry Maulnier
Adaptation
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
Original Music Composer
Jean Wiener
Jean Wiener
Original Music Composer
Raymond Letouzey
Raymond Letouzey
Director of Photography
Jean Delay
Jean Delay
Editor
Martine Gournac
Martine Gournac
Editor
Michel Hirtz
Michel Hirtz
Editor
Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarès
Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarès
Editor

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