God Chose Paris (1969)

6.5/10 96 min Drama

Overview

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

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)

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