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.
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
André Dussollier
Raoul Nordling
Burghart Klaußner
Captain Werner Ebernach
Niels Arestrup
General Dietrich von Choltitz
Paula Beer
Ingrid (uncredited)
Robert Stadlober
Lieutenant Bressensdorf
Thomas Arnold
Lieutenant Hegger
Claudine Acs
The maid
Marie Dompnier
The makeup lady
Lucas Prisor
SS soldier
Johannes Klaußner
18 year old soldier
Jochen Hägele
Escort soldier
Charlie Nelson
The caretaker
Jean-Marc Roulot
Jacques Lanvin
Bodo Wolf
Stefan Wilkening
Caporal Mayer
Olivier Ythier
Lieutenant Karcher
Tristan Robin
Dankwart Von Arnim (uncredited)
Attila Borlan
SS officer
Eric Moreau
A resistant (uncredited)
Pierre-Marie Rochefort-Schneider
The radio operator
Richard Holbrooke
Charles Morillon
The vestibule guard
Dominique Engelhardt
Hans, the guard
Jean-Cyril Durieux
Escort soldier

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