

Diplomacy
2014-03-05 · 84 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Directors
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Production companies
- ARTE, Film Oblige, Gaumont, Blueprint Film
- Countries
- France, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 3,946,880
Top Cast
André DussollierRaoul Nordling
Niels ArestrupGeneral Dietrich von Choltitz
Burghart KlaußnerCaptain Werner Ebernach
Robert StadloberLieutenant Bressensdorf
Charlie NelsonThe caretaker
Jean-Marc RoulotJacques Lanvin
Stefan WilkeningCaporal Mayer
Thomas ArnoldLieutenant Hegger
Lucas PrisorSS soldier
Attila BorlanSS officer
Marie DompnierThe makeup lady
Claudine AcsThe maid
Dominique EngelhardtHans, the guard
Johannes Klaußner18 year old soldier
Charles MorillonThe vestibule guard
Olivier YthierLieutenant Karcher
Pierre-Marie Rochefort-SchneiderThe radio operator
Jochen HägeleEscort soldier
Jean-Cyril DurieuxEscort soldier
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