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Score: 70%( 227 votes )

Overview: 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

Tristan Robin
Dankwart Von Arnim (uncredited)

Eric Moreau
A resistant (uncredited)

Paula Beer
Ingrid (uncredited)