AUGUST 25TH 1944. THE ALLIES ENTER PARIS. Shortly before dawn Dietrich von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup – A Prophet) German military governor of Paris prepares to execute Adolph Hitler’s orders to blow up the French capital. Bridges and monuments are all rigged to explode. And yet Paris is not destroyed. Why did von Choltitz refuse to carry out the Fuhrer’s commands despite his boundless loyalty to the Third Reich? Could it have been Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier – A Very Long Engagement) Swedish consul-general to Paris who... made the General change his mind? [show more]
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Volker Schlöndorff directs this historical drama set in the latter stages of the Second World War in occupied Paris. On Adolf Hitler's orders, General Dietrich von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup) is due to destroy many of the city's famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. However, before the plans go ahead, on August 24th 1944 - the day before the Liberation of Paris - Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier) enters the general's office in the Hotel Meurice through a secret passageway and challenges him, stalling for time so the Allied forces can save the city.
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