Rare Film Posters

IS PARIS BURNING?

£49.50

Original British 11 inch x 8 1/4 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly and 1 Original British 11 inch x 17 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograh Weekly for the 1966 René Clément Wartime Drama IS PARIS BURNING?, with a screenplay by Gore Vidal & Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, George Chakiris, Alain Delon, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Gert Frobe, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack and Orson Welles.

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.

The Advertisements are in good to very good condition. The 11 inch x 17 inch advert has a vertical centre fold and two holes along it.

Availability: 1 in stock

1 Original British 11 inch x 8 1/4 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly and 1 Original British 11 inch x 17 inch Trade Advertisement from Kinematograh Weekly