God Chose Paris

This is NOT a documentary. It’s much more.

God Chose Paris — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 5, 1969
• Runtime
• 96 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Philippe Arthuys

God Chose Paris — 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)