Diplomacy (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Screenplay by | Cyril Gely Volker Schlöndorff |
| Based on | Diplomatie by Cyril Gely |
| Produced by | Marc de Bayser Frank Le Wita |
| Starring | André Dussollier Niels Arestrup Burghart Klaußner Robert Stadlober Charlie Nelson Jean-Marc Roulot |
| Cinematography | Michel Amathieu |
| Edited by | Virginie Bruant |
| Music by | Jörg Lemberg |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont (France) Koch Media (Germany) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Languages | French German |
| Budget | $4.8 million |
| Box office | $4.2 million |
Diplomacy (German and French: Diplomatie) is a 2014 Franco-German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and adapted from the play Diplomatie by Cyril Gély, which premiered in 2011. Set in Paris in 1944, the film offers an imagined account of the efforts by the Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling to avert the destruction of the city by the German general Dietrich von Choltitz. The film premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2014. It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2014. It won the César Award for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards.