Simple Production

For six months in 1919, Paris was the capital of the world. The last shots had just been fired in the most devastating war of all time — and the old global order lay in tatters. Delegations from over 30 nations urgently descended upon Paris for the most ambitious peace talks in history. Their goal was to draft a peace treaty “for all time,” creating instead an embittered Germany already dreaming of retaliation — and contentious new entities like Iraq and Yugoslavia. In a compelling story that blends re-enactments with archival images, director Paul Cowan captures the dramatic cut-and-thrust of diplomacy, while evoking the extraordinary atmosphere of a metropolis returning to life. 

Credits

• Scriptwriters : Paul Cowan (based on the book 'Paris 1919: six months that changed the World' by Margaret Macmillan)
• Director: Paul Cowan
• Image : Jacques Sans
• Sound : Cory Rizos
• Music : Robert M. Lepage (National Film Board of Canada)

Production and Partners

• Delegated production : 13 Production
• Production : Simple Production, ONF Canada & Galafilm
• Coproductions : RTBF - Arte France
• Partners :Procirep - Société des Producteurs – Angoa -la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Distribution

• ARTE France

Dvd

• English version
• French version