French director Jean-Jacques Annaud sourced actual footage of Notre-Dame blaze for his film


The makers of 'Notre-Dame On Fire' left no stone unturned to lend

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authenticity to the film which captures the blaze that took place at

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the historic Notre-Dame cathedral and tells the story of many

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courageous souls who risked everything to douse the deadly flames.

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A stickler for perfection, the director of the film Jean-Jacques

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Annaud birthed a new idea to make his film, as the team decided to

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source clips of the actual fire that people had recorded.

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An exclusive website was set up for the same purpose, and netizens

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began submitting a barrage of videos that documented the event.

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