God Chose Paris
“This is NOT a documentary. It’s much more.”
1969•1h 36m•6.5•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Gilbert Prouteau
Writer
Gilbert Prouteau
Languages
French
Studio
Tadié Cinéma
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)
George Bernard Shaw
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Tadié Cinéma
Company
Arcole Films
Company
Arcole
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