If Paris Were Told to Us

Directed by Sacha Guitry
1956    2h 5mHistory, Comedy,
6.25.7
A witty journey through the history of Paris told to a group of students by Sacha Guitry, from its foundation at the time of Caesar to 1955. Among others you will meet King Charles VII making Agnès Sorel his mistress; you will witness the creation of printing spurred on by King Louis XI; share the life in the Louvres Palace at the time of King François Ier; spend the last night before St Bartholomew's massacre; be horrified by the murder of Henri III by a fanatical monk, watch the abjuration of protestantism by King Henri IV; try to resolve the Man in the Iron Mask enigma; take part in the storming of the Bastille, be present at the execution of King Louis XVI and at the trial of Queen Marie-Antoinette; participate in the Paris Commune, take sides in the Dreyfus affair.

Where to Watch If Paris Were Told to Us

  • Sacha Guitryle narrateur et Louis XI / Director / Story
  • Louis de FunèsAntoine Allègre
  • Jean MaraisFrançois Ier
  • Robert LamoureuxLatude
  • AndrexPaulus
  • Renée Saint-Cyrl’Impératrice Eugénie
  • Françoise Arnoulla duchesse de Bassano
  • Danielle DarrieuxAgnès Sorel
  • Sophie DesmaretsRose Bertin
  • Clément DuhourAristide Bruant / Executive Producer
  • Odette JoyeuxLa Passementière
  • Pierre LarqueyPierre Broussel
  • Lana Marconila reine Marie-Antoinette
  • Michèle MorganGabrielle d'Estrées
  • Pauline Cartonla bouquiniste
  • Pierre Would
  • Jeanne BoitelMme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt
  • Gilbert BokanowskiLouis XVI
  • Julien CaretteUn Cocher
  • Jean MartinelliHenri IV / Firmin

 

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If Paris Were Told to Us Trivia

If Paris Were Told to Us was released on January 27, 1956.

If Paris Were Told to Us was directed by Sacha Guitry.

If Paris Were Told to Us has a runtime of 2 hr 5 min.

If Paris Were Told to Us was produced by Alain Poiré, Henry Deutschmeister, Clément Duhour.

The key characters in If Paris Were Told to Us are le narrateur et Louis XI (Sacha Guitry), Antoine Allègre (Louis de Funès), François Ier (Jean Marais).

If Paris Were Told to Us is a History, Comedy, Drama film.

If Paris Were Told to Us has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.

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