Diplomacie

Diplomacie

80 minutes
2014
France Drama / War

Diplomacy dramatizes the psychological duel to save Paris between two men at the highest diplomatic level in August 1944. The German military commander of occupied Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz, is about to carry out Hitler’s command to demolish the city. At the eleventh hour, the Swedish ambassador Raoul Nordling succeeds in dissuading the Wehrmacht general from following this devastating order. Von Choltitz and Nordling engage in a suspenseful duel over the fate of the city - shining a spotlight on a key moment in world history.

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2014
France Drama / War

Diplomacy dramatizes the psychological duel to save Paris between two men at the highest diplomatic level in August 1944. The German military commander of occupied Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz, is about to carry out Hitler’s command to demolish the city. At the eleventh hour, the Swedish ambassador Raoul Nordling succeeds in dissuading the Wehrmacht general from following this devastating order. Von Choltitz and Nordling engage in a suspenseful duel over the fate of the city - shining a spotlight on a key moment in world history.

Creators

Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaußner, Robert Stadlober, André Dussollier

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Award
2014
MFF Berlín
Special Gala
Award
2015
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