Movie
Diplomacy
Overview
On the night of August 24, 1944, the fate of Paris rests with General von Choltitz, who plans to destroy the city on Hitler's orders. As the general prepares to detonate explosives throughout the capital, Swedish consul Raoul Nordling uses diplomacy in a desperate bid to convince him to defy the orders and save Paris.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-03-05
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ARTE, Film Oblige, Gaumont, Blueprint Film
- Country
- France, Germany
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- André Dussollier as Raoul Nordling
- Niels Arestrup as General Dietrich von Choltitz
- Burghart Klaußner as Captain Werner Ebernach
- Robert Stadlober as Lieutenant Bressensdorf
- Charlie Nelson as The caretaker
- Jean-Marc Roulot as Jacques Lanvin
- Stefan Wilkening as Caporal Mayer
- Thomas Arnold as Lieutenant Hegger
- Lucas Prisor as SS soldier
- Attila Borlan as SS officer
- Marie Dompnier as The makeup lady
- Claudine Acs as The maid
Crew
- Volker Schlöndorff - Director
- Cyril Gely - Screenplay
- Volker Schlöndorff - Screenplay
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