The night of August 24, 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of General von Choltitz, governor of Grand Paris, who is preparing, on Hitler’s orders, to blow up the French capital. The descendent of a long line of Prussian military men, the general has never had any hesitation when it came to obeying orders. This is what’s on Swedish consul Raoul Nordling’s mind as he takes the secret staircase that leads to General von Choltitz’s suite at the Hôtel Meurice. The bridges on the Seine and the major monuments of Paris (including the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower) are mined with explosives, ready to be detonated. Armed with all the weapons of diplomacy, the consul will try to convince the general not to follow Hitler’s order of destruction.
France / Germany 2014
Diplomacy
Diplomatie
MS12
Genre
Drama
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Run time
1h 24min
Cast
André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaußner, Robert Stadlober
Genre
Drama
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Run time
1h 24min
Cast
André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaußner, Robert Stadlober
The night of August 24, 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of General von Choltitz, governor of Grand Paris, who is preparing, on Hitler’s orders, to blow up the French capital. The descendent of a long line of Prussian military men, the general has never had any hesitation when it came to obeying orders. This is what’s on Swedish consul Raoul Nordling’s mind as he takes the secret staircase that leads to General von Choltitz’s suite at the Hôtel Meurice. The bridges on the Seine and the major monuments of Paris (including the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower) are mined with explosives, ready to be detonated. Armed with all the weapons of diplomacy, the consul will try to convince the general not to follow Hitler’s order of destruction.
France / Germany 2014
France / Germany 2014
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2014
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Menufilmid OÜ
In cinema
11/7/2014