Diplomacy

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.

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

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