Screenplay by GORE VIDAL, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA (and Marcel Moussy, Beate von Molo & Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Claude Brulé, Yves Boisset) adapted from the 1965 book IS PARIS BURNING? (Paris brûle-t-il?) by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. Directed by René Clément. The film presents an international ensemble cast that includes French (Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer, Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Paul Crochet, Simone Signoret), American (Orson Welles, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Robert Stack, Anthony Perkins, George Chakiris), and German (Gert Fröbe, Günter Meisner, Hannes Messemer, Wolfgang Preiss) stars. Music by Maurice Jarre. The book is about the story of the Liberation of Paris during the Second World War. The book examines the military and political actions surrounding the events of late August 1944 around Paris and how these events unfolded. The title is taken from the question reportedly asked by Adolf Hitler following his order to destroy the city rather than let it be re-captured by the Allies. FILMED IN 180 PLACES IN PARIS, France.