Paris 1900

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.

Directed by Nicole Védrès

Top cast

Claude Dauphin

Narrator

Guillaume Apollinaire

Self (archive footage)

René Alexandre

Self (archive footage)

Régina Badet

Self - Actress and dancer (archive footage)

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Maurice Barrès

Self (archive footage)

Julia Bartet

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

Self (archive footage)

H

Henry Bataille

Self (archive footage)

L

Louis Blériot

Self (archive footage)

A

Alice Bonheur

Self - Singer and actress (archive footage)

J

Jean Bouin

Self (archive footage)

Berthe Bovy

Self (archive footage)

A

Aristide Briand

Self (archive footage)

André Brulé

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Cachin

Self (archive footage)

A

Andrew Carnegie

Self (archive footage)

Georges Carpentier

Self (archive footage)

G

Gustave Charpentier

Self (archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Self (archive footage)

B

Buffalo Bill Cody

Self (archive footage)

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