Is Paris Burning?
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Is Paris Burning?

1966Movie2 h 53 minPG

Drama
72
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IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.5/5Rotten Tomatoes75%72%
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.5/5Rotten Tomatoes75%72%

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Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city.

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Officer and a Gentlemanin 138 titlesDietrich von Choltitz is the general in charge of German infantry forces in Paris and almost always maintains a calm, collected, and polite demeanor, though he does have his angry moments (such as wh…Parent Never Came Back from the StoreRare · in 18 titlesOne Free French tanker points out his house as his tank is riding to Paris and notes that he told his wife he was just stepping out to the store across the street for cigarettes when he left to enlis…All 47 tropes

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