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| image = 1956 Si Paris nous etait conte.jpg
| image = 1956 Si Paris nous etait conte.jpg
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| director = [[Sacha Guitry]]
| director = [[Sacha Guitry]]
| producer = [[Gilbert Bokanowski]]
| producer = [[Gilbert Bokanowski]]
| writer = Sacha Guitry
| writer = Sacha Guitry
| starring =[[Françoise Arnoul]]<br>[[Danielle Darrieux]]<br>Sacha Guitry<br>Robert Lamoureux<br>[[Jean Marais]]<br>[[Michèle Morgan]]<br>[[Gérard Philipe]]
| starring =[[Françoise Arnoul]]<br />[[Danielle Darrieux]]<br />Sacha Guitry<br />Robert Lamoureux<br />[[Jean Marais]]<br />[[Michèle Morgan]]<br />[[Gérard Philipe]]
| music = [[Jean Françaix]]
| music = [[Jean Françaix]]
| cinematography = [[Philippe Agostini]]
| cinematography = [[Philippe Agostini]]
| editing = [[Paulette Robert]]
| editing = [[Paulette Robert]]
| studio = Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)<br>F.L.F.<br>Société Nouvelle des Établissements [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont]] (SNEG)
| studio = Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)<br />F.L.F.<br />Société Nouvelle des Établissements [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont]] (SNEG)
| distributor = Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| distributor = Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
| released = {{Film date|1956|01|27|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1956|01|27|df=y}}
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| country = France
| country = France
| language =
| language =
| budget =$3 million<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety197-1955-03/page/n151/mode/1up?q=%22budgeted+at%22|magazine=Variety|title=Paris|date=9 March 1955|page=78}}</ref>
| budget =
| gross =2,8113,682 admissions (France)<ref name="marais">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-marais-c22695355|title=Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films|website=Box Office Story}}</ref>
| gross =2,8113,682 admissions (France)<ref name="marais">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-marais-c22695355|title=Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films|website=Box Office Story}}</ref>
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'''''If Paris Were Told to Us''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Si Paris nous était conté'''}}) is a [[French films of 1956|1956]] French historical film directed and written by [[Sacha Guitry]]. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business</ref>
'''''If Paris Were Told to Us''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Si Paris nous était conté'''}}) is a [[French films of 1956|1956]] French historical film directed and written by [[Sacha Guitry]]. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== Summary ==
''If Paris Were Told to Us'' is a historical film about the French capital, [[Paris]], from the founding of the city to the significant events shaping its history. Narrated by Guitry himself, the film journeys through events following historical figures prominent in shaping the city's history. From [[Charles VII of France|King Charles VII]] to the assassination of [[Henry III of France|King Henry III]], to the creation of printing and construction of the [[Louvre Palace]], the film depicts how the French capital came to be.<ref>{{Citation |title=Si Paris nous était conté (1956) - Plot - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/plotsummary/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Principal cast==
==Principal cast==
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*[[Gérard Philipe]] as Le Trouvère
*[[Gérard Philipe]] as Le Trouvère
*[[Odile Rodin]] as the Princess of Essling
*[[Odile Rodin]] as the Princess of Essling
* [[Claude Sylvain]] as Catherine de Médicis jeune


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0048616}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0048616}}
*{{Amg movie|96248}}
*{{AllMovie title|96248}}
*[http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Si_Paris_nous_etait_conte_rev.html ''Si Paris nous était conté''] at filmsdefrance.com
*[http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Si_Paris_nous_etait_conte_rev.html ''Si Paris nous était conté''] at filmsdefrance.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161222084031/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c63942 ''If Paris Were Told to Us''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
*{{bfidb title|id=348370}}


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Latest revision as of 20:59, 11 March 2024

Si Paris nous était conté
Directed bySacha Guitry
Written bySacha Guitry
Produced byGilbert Bokanowski
StarringFrançoise Arnoul
Danielle Darrieux
Sacha Guitry
Robert Lamoureux
Jean Marais
Michèle Morgan
Gérard Philipe
CinematographyPhilippe Agostini
Edited byPaulette Robert
Music byJean Françaix
Production
companies
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)
F.L.F.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Distributed bySociété des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Release date
  • 27 January 1956 (1956-01-27)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryFrance
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office2,8113,682 admissions (France)[2]

If Paris Were Told to Us (French: Si Paris nous était conté) is a 1956 French historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.[3]

Summary

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If Paris Were Told to Us is a historical film about the French capital, Paris, from the founding of the city to the significant events shaping its history. Narrated by Guitry himself, the film journeys through events following historical figures prominent in shaping the city's history. From King Charles VII to the assassination of King Henry III, to the creation of printing and construction of the Louvre Palace, the film depicts how the French capital came to be.[4]

Principal cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris". Variety. 9 March 1955. p. 78.
  2. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business [user-generated source]
  4. ^ Si Paris nous était conté (1956) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2024-03-11
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