Paris 1900 (1948)

5.7/10 80 min Documentary

Overview

Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.

Cast

Claude Dauphin

Narrator

Guillaume Apollinaire

Self (archive footage)

René Alexandre

Self (archive footage)

Régina Badet

Self - Actress and dancer (archive footage)

Julia Bartet

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

Self (archive footage)

Berthe Bovy

Self (archive footage)

André Brulé

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Cachin

Self (archive footage)

Georges Carpentier

Self (archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Self (archive footage)

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