![]() ![]() The authors spent two years researching archives and speaking to Arabs and Israelis alike to recreate the historic struggle in which militias from the two sides were engaged in a battle for control over the city. It is a historic account of the creation of Israel beginning from the battle of Jerusalem in 1948. The duo of writers also worked together on the book "O Jerusalem!" (1972). ![]() ![]() Actors Romy Schneider and Yves Montand during the shoot of 'Is Paris Burning?' Image: SPARTACO BODINI/AP/picture alliance 2. "Is Paris Burning?" was directed by Rene Clement, while Francis Ford Coppola and Gore Vidal were part of the team of screenwriters. German star Romy Schneider had also filmed a cameo that was later removed from the final movie. The book was also adapted into a film in 1966 with an international star cast that included French actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, American stars like Kirk Douglas, Orson Welles and Glenn Ford, and German actors Gert Fröbe and Hannes Messemer. ![]() Lapierre wrote it together with Larry Collins, a former US soldier, who later became the French writer's good friend. Published in 1965, "Is Paris Burning?" is a historical account of the liberation of the French capital from Nazi occupation during WWII. The French author, who was born on July 30, 1931, wrote several books, including biographies, history works and travelogues. Dominique Lapierre has died on December 4, at the age of 91. ![]()
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