God Chose Paris

Gilbert Prouteau
1969-09-05

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

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.

Cast

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