
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
Unknown

Tristan Robin
Dankwart Von Arnim (uncredited)

Eric Moreau
A resistant (uncredited)

Paula Beer
Ingrid (uncredited)
Crew

Volker Schlöndorff
Director, Screenplay

Cyril Gely
Screenplay, Theatre Play

Virginie Bruant
Editor

Michel Amathieu
Director of Photography
Frank Le Wita
Producer
Marc de Bayser
Producer
Jacques Rouxel
Production Design
Okinawa Valérie Guerard
Casting

Bettina Marx
Costume Design
Mirjam Muschel
Costume Design
Philippe Garnier
Sound Mixer
Peng Zhang
Visual Effects

Jörg Lemberg
Original Music Composer

Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration
Jacky Hardouin
Art Direction

Paula Beer
Thanks

Tristan Robin
Thanks

Richard Holbrooke
Thanks
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