Diplomacy

• 7.0 Drama
• 2014-03-05
• 84 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

André Dussollier (Raoul Nordling) Niels Arestrup (General Dietrich von Choltitz) Burghart Klaußner (Captain Werner Ebernach) Robert Stadlober (Lieutenant Bressensdorf) Charlie Nelson (The caretaker) Jean-Marc Roulot (Jacques Lanvin) Stefan Wilkening (Caporal Mayer) Thomas Arnold (Lieutenant Hegger) Lucas Prisor (SS soldier) Attila Borlan (SS officer)

Director:

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer:

Volker Schlöndorff Cyril Gely