Diplomacy
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.
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Cast
23 people
André Dussollier
Raoul Nordling
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Niels Arestrup
General Dietrich von Choltitz
Known for
A Prophet
War Horse
Burghart Klaußner
Captain Werner Ebernach
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Robert Stadlober
Lieutenant Bressensdorf
Known for
Das Boot
Summer Storm
Charlie Nelson
The caretaker
Known for
Man on the Train
The Marching Band
Jean-Marc Roulot
Jacques Lanvin
Known for
Back to Burgundy
Haute Cuisine
Stefan Wilkening
Caporal Mayer
Also in
Labyrinth of Lies
Und dennoch lieben wir
Thomas Arnold
Lieutenant Hegger
Known for
Generation War
Dark
Lucas Prisor
SS soldier
Known for
Young & Beautiful
Elle
Attila Borlan
SS officer
Known for
Free Fall
Marie Dompnier
The makeup lady
Known for
Dark Hearts
Black Box
Claudine Acs
The maid
Known for
30 Days Max
Chicken for Linda!
Volker Schlöndorff Director · Cyril Gely Screenplay Jörg Lemberg Composer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $4.8M · United States release October 15, 2014
Box office
Budget
$4,800,000
Worldwide gross
$3,946,880
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
ARTE
Production
Film Oblige
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Blueprint Film
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Diplomatie
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2014
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 5, 2014
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
August 31, 2014 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Austria
August 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 30, 2014 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
China
June 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
August 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
August 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
October 19, 2014 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
December 4, 2014 · Theatrical
March 19, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
August 23, 2014 · Premiere · Mozinet-Müvész Filmnapok
August 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
October 10, 2014 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
March 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 24, 2014 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
April 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
August 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
July 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
October 19, 2014 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
November 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 5, 2014 · Theatrical · French
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical · German
Ukraine
October 26, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 30, 2014 · Theatrical
November 16, 2014 · Theatrical
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