God Chose Paris (1969)
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.
Directors: Philippe Arthuys, Gilbert Prouteau.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo as Narrator / Presenter |
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Michel Bouquet as Narrator |
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Pierre Fresnay as Narrator |
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Jean Négroni as Narrator (voice) |
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Salvador Dalí as Self (archive footage) |
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Charles de Gaulle as Self (archive footage) |
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Albert Einstein as Self (archive footage) |
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Douglas Fairbanks as Self (archive footage) |
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George Bernard Shaw as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Philippe Arthuys | Director |
| Directing | Gilbert Prouteau | Director |
| Writing | Gilbert Prouteau | Writer |
| Writing | Thierry Maulnier | Adaptation |
| Sound | Darius Milhaud | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jean Wiener | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Raymond Letouzey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jean Delay | Editor |
| Editing | Martine Gournac | Editor |
| Editing | Michel Hirtz | Editor |
| Editing | Jean-Louis Levi-Alvarès | Editor |