Diplomacy

2014 84 min Drama, History, War

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.

earnings $3,946,880

director Volker Schlöndorff

writers Cyril Gely, Volker Schlöndorff