Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?)

And you've come here directly from Normandy'?

Ja wohl, ja, ja.

And how is the morale of the combat troops'?

It's excellent.

You mean that?

Ja, ja.

Please.

Ah. That's Where the attack

against the Fuhrer took place--

right in there, only three Weeks ago.

The bomb was placed under the table.

It was in a briefcase.

The generals thought everyone would be killed,

but the Fuhrer was safe, thank God.

General Jodl is Waiting.

Please.

General Jodl.

Heb' Hitler.

Very pleased to see you again.

The Fuhrer wants to see you immediately.

Be careful when you shake his hand.

Oh, then he was wounded.

Not badly; merely a scratch.

Nothing serious.

Nervous?

Ja.

Quite naturally.

...mein Fuhrer.

Noch nicht, mein Fuhrer.

Thank you, mein Fuhrer.

Thank you, mein Fuhrer.

Ja wohl, mein Fuhrer.

Herr Choltitz, at last.

I am so glad they sent you here.

You can't imagine.

As you know, I've been appointed your successor.

Paris is now a fortress city.

I am in full command, and unfortunately,

it will not be an easy assignment.

Now, allow me to introduce to you

some of my staff officers.

Colonel Jay you know already,

General von Boineburg, Chief of Staff,

and my adjutant-

he will serve you well.

Please report to me at 6:30 tomorrow morning

at my headquarters in the Hotel Meurice.

At 7:30, I want all the officers for a staff meeting

at which we will study a plan for the defense

of the city of Paris, street by street.

Is that clear'?

Ja wohl, Herr General.

Then I Won't disturb you any longer, gentlemen.

My God.

Gentlemen, you have heard which Way the Wind's blowing.

Well, what's wrong with you'?

Are you drunk'?

Have you forgotten how to salute'?

Look at this uniform. It's disgusting.

It looks as if you've been sleeping in it.

Why don't you mind your own business'?

It is my business-- I am an officer,

and you are a soldier in the Wehrmacht.

That's my bad luck, isn't it'?

Haven't you heard'? We've lost the war.

Germany's finished. Kaput.

We've had it.

Stand up.

Papers.

What you need is a few days in prison.

You're a disgrace to Germany.

Museum is closing.

All right, we are closing.

Sorry, monsieur, We're closing.

The exit's right there.

Closing time, monsieur.

Ja, I'm leaving.

600 rifles to free Paris.

Where are the arms and ammunition

promised by General De Gaulle'?

They'll arrive very soon.

Soon? We need them right now.

I should get a message this evening.

London will tell us when

the Allies will arrive in Paris.

If they don't decide to go around the city.

We'll have to Wait if they do.

Tell that to our men.

Bernard Labe could tell them, and they would listen to him.

But he's in prison.

We have to free him.

I know only one way.

This is the center of Warsaw.

It was here that the Polish terrorists

first fired on German troops.

As a result, the Fuhrer ordered

the complete destruction of the city.

A lesson not only to the Poles,

but to the world.

Your husband's alive.

In Germany?

No. In Paris.

He's to be transferred to the prison at Fresnes

with a large group of political prisoners.

Fresnes.

That means they'll send him to Germany.

Yes.

Warsaw no longer exists.

And it will never exist again.

So perish all enemies of the Reich.

Enough of these horror pictures!

Keep quiet, I want to watch.

If you like it so much, Why don't you

go to Germany?

I didn't do anything, I swear.

I'm telling you, it's a mistake.

Day after tomorrow at Place des Vosges.

That's how we're planning to set them free.

That's premature.

An uprising can't succeed without support from the Allies.

In that case, they'd better hurry.

In the last four years,

I've changed my address ten times.

I've changed my name.

Today, our men are like me.

Impatient to come out in the open.

Impatience was never a good argument for anything.

German morale is low.

We ought to strike right now.

De Gaulle is in London.

If he were in Paris, he'd see things differently.

For the Germans, the Resistance is an enigma.

Soldiers without uniforms or training.

They're convinced that We've got them outnumbered.

That's to our advantage.

Anyway you measure, the decision can come

only from the National Council of the Resistance.

Yes, we know that.

So call a meeting,

but I'm sure they will agree with me.

Think what happened to Warsaw.

If you start too soon, you'll find

you've only liberated ruins.

My name is Eller.

I was just parachuted from London.

Thanks, that's a good job.

Please, Sister, would you go get the last messages

while I'm decoding this one'?

The Allied high command has decided to bypass Paris.

They're going straight to the Rhine.

This is terrible.

As General De Gaulle's military delegate,

you are ordered to avoid an uprising at all costs.

But how can I possibly control

all the other groups of resistance?

What can I say to them'?

Just be patient, relax,

and one of these days the Allies will show up'?

We must convince the Allies to help us.

Amicol, do you think with a bit of pressure

from intelligence service they might change their plans?

My friend, all I'm supposed to do is to get information.

And I do, believe me.

The decision is part of strategy.

They must save all of their fuel

to push their Way to the Rhine

and before Hitler can regroup his troops.

There's only one solution.

I have to go to London.

Then in your absence I will do everything that is in my power

to avoid an uprising.

You can't prevent it without any help.

Bernard Labé.

Only he can help us now.

Would you please do me a favor

and get me a cup of coffee before I collapse?

I'm afraid you'll have to collapse.

With the new commander, no more coffee breaks.

It's all work and no play.

Austerity till victory.

Just on the front.

Let's not exaggerate.

Reporting for duty, Herr General.

You are seven minutes late this morning.

I'm sorry, Herr General.

Issue a proclamation

to the population of the city of Paris.

Print it immediately.

Should any civilians shoot at a single German soldier,

the entire block in which the shot was fired

will be razed to the ground.

Do you have such a good memory

you don't need to write down what I'm saying?

Yes, Herr General. I mean, no...

I mean, no, Herr General.

Number two--

issue an order to disarm the entire city.

Number three--

I want a plan for the destruction

of important strategic points