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* ExecutiveMeddling: According to screenwriter Creator/FrancisFordCoppola, UsefulNotes/CharlesDeGaulle's government strictly controlled the film's production (pretty much the same way TV content was controlled through the ORTF). The latter would only permit location filming in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} (which was, of course, crucial) if his rules were obeyed to the letter. In particular, he was anxious to minimize the part played in the Liberation by the French Communist Party; it was, said Coppola, blatant political censorship.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: According to screenwriter Creator/FrancisFordCoppola, UsefulNotes/CharlesDeGaulle's government strictly controlled the film's production (pretty much the same way TV content was controlled through the ORTF).Creator/{{ORTF}}). The latter would only permit location filming in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} (which was, of course, crucial) if his rules were obeyed to the letter. In particular, he was anxious to minimize the part played in the Liberation by the French Communist Party; it was, said Coppola, blatant political censorship.

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* FakeNationality: Creator/OrsonWelles as a Swedish consul.

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* FakeNationality: FakeNationality:
** The American
Creator/OrsonWelles as a Swedish consul.consul.
** The Swiss Billy Frick as the Austrian-born German UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: According to screenwriter Creator/FrancisFordCoppola, UsefulNotes/CharlesDeGaulle's government strictly controlled the film's production (pretty much the same way TV content was controlled by the ORTF). The latter would only permit location filming in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} (which was, of course, crucial) if his rules were obeyed to the letter. In particular, he was anxious to minimize the part played in the Liberation by the French Communist Party; it was, said Coppola, blatant political censorship.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: According to screenwriter Creator/FrancisFordCoppola, UsefulNotes/CharlesDeGaulle's government strictly controlled the film's production (pretty much the same way TV content was controlled by through the ORTF). The latter would only permit location filming in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} (which was, of course, crucial) if his rules were obeyed to the letter. In particular, he was anxious to minimize the part played in the Liberation by the French Communist Party; it was, said Coppola, blatant political censorship.
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* ReferencedBy: The final mission of ''[[VideoGame/{{Commandos}} Commandos 2: Men of Courage]]'' is titled "Is Paris Burning?" and is obviously set there, with the titular team having to prevent the city from being levelled by the Germans.
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* AllStarCast: A la ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'''s Creator/GeorgeChakiris had a small role as a GI in a tank, and a young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.

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* AllStarCast: A la ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Creator/YvesMontand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'''s Creator/GeorgeChakiris had a small role as a GI in a tank, and a young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.
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* AllStarCast: A la ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.

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* AllStarCast: A la ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'''s Creator/GeorgeChakiris had a small role as a GI in a tank, and a young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/OrsonWelles repeatedly clashed with director René Clément, refusing to speak directly to him despite being fluent in French. Reportedly, Welles was upset that Clément had been given such a large budget for a project, while he had been struggling to find financing for his projects.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/OrsonWelles repeatedly [[WagTheDirector clashed with director director]] René Clément, refusing to speak directly to him despite being fluent in French. Reportedly, Welles was upset that Clément had been given such a large budget for a project, while he had been struggling to find financing for his projects.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: The Jewish Creator/KirkDouglas portrayed General UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton, a rabid anti-Semite who praised the SS and the Nazi concentration camps.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: The Jewish Creator/KirkDouglas portrayed General UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton, a rabid anti-Semite who praised the SS and the Nazi concentration camps.was rabidly antisemite in private.
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* AllStarCast: Ala ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.

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* AllStarCast: Ala A la ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.
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* AllStarCast: And then some. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.

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* AllStarCast: And then some.Ala ''Film/TheLongestDay'' in this regard. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/OrsonWelles repeatedly clashed with director René Clément, refusing to speak directly to whom despite being fluent in French. Reportedly, Welles was upset that Clément had been given such a large budget for a project, while he had been struggling to find financing for his projects.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/OrsonWelles repeatedly clashed with director René Clément, refusing to speak directly to whom him despite being fluent in French. Reportedly, Welles was upset that Clément had been given such a large budget for a project, while he had been struggling to find financing for his projects.
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** Romy Schneider filmed a [[TheCameo cameo]] that was cut from the final print. It's never been shown in any form, but [[https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0159791&wwwflag=1&itemx=20 behind-the-scenes stills]] of it still survive.

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** Romy Schneider Creator/RomySchneider filmed a [[TheCameo cameo]] that was cut from the final print. It's never been shown in any form, but [[https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0159791&wwwflag=1&itemx=20 behind-the-scenes stills]] of it still survive.
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* AllStarCast: And then some. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant.

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* AllStarCast: And then some. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant. A young, pre-fame Creator/PatrickDewaere was also there, as a Resistance extra.

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* AllStarCast: Big time. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant.
* DeletedRole: Romy Schneider filmed a [[TheCameo cameo]] that was cut from the final print. It's never been shown in any form, but [[https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0159791&wwwflag=1&itemx=20 behind-the-scenes stills]] of it still survive.

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* AllStarCast: Big time.And then some. It stars Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/GlennFord, Creator/GertFrobe, Creator/OrsonWelles, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/RobertStack and a ''huge'' bunch of high-profile French actors of the time, including Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/MichelPiccoli, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Yves Montand, Leslie Caron, Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/SimoneSignoret, Claude Rich, Creator/BrunoCremer, Daniel Gélin, Creator/AlainDelon, Sacha Pitoëff, Pierre Vaneck, and Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant.
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Romy Schneider filmed a [[TheCameo cameo]] that was cut from the final print. It's never been shown in any form, but [[https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0159791&wwwflag=1&itemx=20 behind-the-scenes stills]] of it still survive.survive.
** E.G. Marshall's scenes as a U.S. intelligence officer are cut from some prints of the film.
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* DeletedRole: Romy Schneider filmed a [[TheCameo cameo]] that was cut from the final print. It's never been shown in any form, but [[https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0159791&wwwflag=1&itemx=20 behind-the-scenes stills]] of it still survive.
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* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: The film's script was written in three different languages, and all the actors spoke their dialogue in their own languages (i.e. the French actors spoke French, the Americans spoke English, and the Germans spoke German), then the film would be dubbed into a single language depending on where it was released. Most of the French and German actors did their own dubbing, because many of them were bilingual.

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