If Paris Were Told to Us

Si Paris nous était conté
Si Paris nous était conté
Directed by	Sacha Guitry
Written by	Sacha Guitry
Produced by	Gilbert Bokanowski
Starring	Françoise Arnoul; Danielle Darrieux; Sacha Guitry; Robert Lamoureux; Jean Marais; Michèle Morgan; Gérard Philipe
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini
Edited by	Paulette Robert
Music by	Jean Françaix
Production; companies	Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.); F.L.F.; Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Distributed by	Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Release date	27 January 1956;
Running time	130 minutes
Country	France
Budget	$3 million
Box office	2,8113,682 admissions (France)

If Paris Were Told to Us (French: Si Paris nous était conté) is a 1956 French historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.^[3]

Summary

If Paris Were Told to Us is a historical film about the French capital, Paris, from the founding of the city to the significant events shaping its history. Narrated by Guitry himself, the film journeys through events following historical figures prominent in shaping the city's history. From King Charles VII to the assassination of King Henry III, to the creation of printing and construction of the Louvre Palace, the film depicts how the French capital came to be.^[4]