If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)

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Country: France
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Release: 1956-01-27
Director: Sacha Guitry
Writers: Sacha Guitry
Language: French
Stars: Françoise Arnoul , Jeanne Boitel , Jeanne Boitel , Gilbert Bokanowski , Julien Carette , Danielle Darrieux , Sophie Desmarets , Clément Duhour , Sacha Guitry , Odette Joyeux , Robert Lamoureux
Runtime: 130 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Gdyby Paryż nam to opowiedział (Poland) , Si Paris nous était conté (Spain) , Se Paris falasse... (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Si Paris nous était conté , Si Paris nous était conté (France, French Republic) , If Paris Were Told to Us , Когда б Париж поведал нам , Si Paris nous était conté (Belgium)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0048616