An excellent movie about the liberation of Paris in August 1944. It's a montage of films by cineasts within the resistance movement, depicting the events 16-26 August and commented by a speaker. A movie like this has great historical value, of course - the picture given by the newsreels is broadened. The heroes of this movie are partisans, Parisians and the Allies together. There are lots of impressive, moving and unforgettable scenes - partisans, capitulating Nazis, ordinary people and places. The story ends with the victory: cheering crowds, de Gaulle and "la Marseillaise". The copy is very good, sharp and clear, but 320 x 240 only. I hope to see a copy of this great movie in higher resolution. Thanks for sharing anyway! A must see for anyone interested in WW2 history and footage. La Marseillaise Eva Vikstrom 2007-07-05 08:01:45 2007-07-05 07:02:26 5 And so, Paris became a free city again on 25 August 1944. Paris had showed its strength many times earlier, in 1830, 1848 and in 1870. Building barricades and fighting the invading troops was no less than a tradition. The many fighting situations, both with and without the supporting French Second Exile Army together with American units, show the fierceness and the bloody endings for many of the humans involved. There are glimpses of Allied tanks, proceeding directly into Hitler´s last counterstrike - the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes during the winter of 1944. This film was shown in cinemas all over the world for a long time after the war had ended. As a boy, I saw parts of it during the Fifties in Malmö, Sweden. An important document, all about one of this world´s true gems - Paris. Paris - free again ! oscar100 2008-04-22 14:26:56 2008-04-22 14:26:56 5 Theres another good flick with Orson Welles. "Is Paris Burning". I just dont ever see partisans as heroes. France was defeated. They lost fair and square. In fact many welcomed the Germans. There were Frenchmen dying in Russia when this happened. The Barbarossa Div was one of the last units in Berlin. HAd the good general not defied Adolfs orders to burn the city..things would have been different. This took courage. How was he repaid? His soldiers were attacked, killed, the ceasefire was violated. Parisian mobs just like to break the law. They also forget that Marshall Petain had a lot of followers. Prewar France was a mess. The occupation could have been worse. Like the way the Russians occupied Berlin. Parrtisans had their chance to play soldier. The penalty for being a terrorist is death. Liberation? Gimme a break. Germany was fighting communism. We were helping Stalin. von Choltitz the real hero hingerty 2009-09-14 12:51:35 2009-09-14 12:51:35 2 3 4.00