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.
André Dussollier
as Raoul Nordling
Niels Arestrup
as General Dietrich von Choltitz
Burghart Klaußner
as Captain Werner Ebernach
Robert Stadlober
as Lieutenant Bressensdorf
Charlie Nelson
as The caretaker
Jean-Marc Roulot
as Jacques Lanvin
Stefan Wilkening
as Caporal Mayer
Thomas Arnold
as Lieutenant Hegger
Lucas Prisor
as SS soldier
Attila Borlan
as SS officer
Marie Dompnier
as The makeup lady
Claudine Acs
as The maid