Jan 27, 1956
125 min
Full-HD

If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama History

Country

France

Companies

Franco London Films Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.) Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

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

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