Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
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Sacha Guitry Louis de Funès Jean Marais Robert Lamoureux Andrex Renée Saint-Cyr Françoise Arnoul Danielle Darrieux Sophie Desmarets Clément Duhour Odette Joyeux Pierre Larquey Lana Marconi Michèle Morgan Pauline Carton Pierre Would Jeanne Boitel Gilbert Bokanowski Julien Carette Jean Martinelli Lana Marconi Jean Parédès Gisèle Pascal Gérard Philipe Simone Renant Renée Saint-Cyr Jean Tissier Antoine Balpêtré René Blancard Aimé Clariond Paul Colline Suzanne Dantès Jean Debucourt Jean-Jacques Delbo Bernard Dhéran Denis d'Inès Henri Doublier Émile Drain Pierre Dudan Jacques Dumesnil Catherine Erard Jacques de Féraudy Maurice Escande Michel François Jeanne Fusier-Gir Gilbert Gil François Guérin Marguerite Jamois Roland Lesaffre Robert Manuel Jacques Morel Lucien Nat Claude Nollier Palau Jean Pâqui Simone Paris Marguerite Pierry Jacqueline Plessis Odile Rodin Claude Sylvain Pierre Vaneck Jean Weber Paul Fort Maurice Utrillo Sirena Adgemova Jean-Marc Anthony Fernand Bellan Henri Belly Roland Bourdin Henri Bosc Alain Bouvette Wladimir Brasco Laurent Capelli Brigitte Segui de Carreras André Chanu René Charles Pierre Darcey Micheline Dax Paul Demange Jacques Derives Germaine Dermoz Jean Dunot René Dupuy Albert Duvaleix Jim Gérald Lucienne Granier Gisèle Grandpré Janine Grenet Françoise Jacquier Pierre Jadoux Ariane Lancell René Lefèvre-Bel Maria Lopez Marcel Lupovici Pierre Massimi Albert Médina Annie Monnier Hubert Noël Nadine Olivier Xénia Palley Léna Pastor Josette Privat Jacques Ralph Jean-François Rémi Philippe Richard André Roanne Catherine Romane Madeleine Rousset Roger Royer Serge Sauvion Georges Spanelly Alice Tissot Irène Tunc Pierre-Jean Vaillard Jacques Varennes Jeanne Véniat Alain Saury
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