The film portrays the French-Resistance's fight to reclaim Paris near the end of World War II, as Nazi General Dietrich von Cholitz grapples with orders to burn the city if he can't maintain control or the Allies approach.
Is Paris Burning?
As the Allies close in on Paris in August 1944, French resistance fighters secretly organize a daring rebellion against the German occupation. But with Hitler determined to raze the city rather than let it fall into enemy hands, the stakes couldn't be higher.