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

Starring

André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaußner, Robert Stadlober

Writers

Volker Schlöndorff, Cyril Gely