Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
Sacha Guitry
as le narrateur et Louis XI
Louis de Funès
as Antoine Allègre
Jean Marais
as François Ier
Robert Lamoureux
as Latude
Andrex
as Paulus
Renée Saint-Cyr
as l’Impératrice Eugénie
Françoise Arnoul
as la duchesse de Bassano
Danielle Darrieux
as Agnès Sorel
Sophie Desmarets
as Rose Bertin
Clément Duhour
as Aristide Bruant
Odette Joyeux
as La Passementière
Pierre Larquey
as Pierre Broussel