| La Libération de Paris l'insurrection Nationale inséparable de la Libération Nationale |
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| Written by | Pierre Bost |
| Narrated by | Pierre Blanchar |
| Starring | Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque Charles de Gaulle Georges Bidault Alexandre Parodi Marie-Pierre Koenig Alphonse Juin Brigitte Servan Schreiber |
| Distributed by | Le Comité de Libération du Cinéma Français France Libre Actualités |
| Release date(s) | September 1, 1944 |
| Running time | 31:27 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Libération de Paris (The Liberation of Paris) is a short historical documentary shot in secret by small propaganda units of the French Resistance during the Battle for Paris in August 1944.[1]
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In 1943, a group of French filmmakers which included Luis Daquin, Jean Grémillon, Jacques Becker, Pierre Renoir (Jean's brother) founded the Comité de libération du cinéma français. Technicians from this group took pictures of the uprising in Paris (Battle for Paris) from its beginnings on August 19, 1944. The footage was developed and edited for a documentary titled La Libération de Paris ("the liberation of Paris") which was released to French theaters on September 1, 1944, immediately after the German departure from the occupied territories.[2]