Synopsis
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.
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
Lucas Prisor
SS soldier
Attila Borlan
SS officer
Marie Dompnier
The makeup lady
Claudine Acs
The maid
Dominique Engelhardt
Hans, the guard
Johannes Klaußner
18 year old soldier
Charles Morillon
The vestibule guard
Olivier Ythier
Lieutenant Karcher
Pierre-Marie Rochefort-Schneider
The radio operator
Jochen Hägele
Escort soldier
Jean-Cyril Durieux
Escort soldier
Bodo Wolf
Tristan Robin
Dankwart Von Arnim (uncredited)
Eric Moreau
A resistant (uncredited)
Paula Beer
Ingrid (uncredited)
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