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{{Infobox Movie
 
{{Infobox Movie
|name = Diplomacy<br />Diplomatie
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|name = ''Diplomacy''<br>''Diplomatie''
 
|picture =DiplomacyPoster.jpg
 
|picture =DiplomacyPoster.jpg
 
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
 
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
|country =[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br />[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany
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|country =[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany
|director = Volker Schlöndorff
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|director = [[Volker Schlöndorff]]
 
|date= February 12, 2014
 
|date= February 12, 2014
|language = French<br />German
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|language = French<br>German
|distributor = Gaumont (France) <br /> Koch Media (Germany)
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|distributor = Gaumont (France)<br>Koch Media (Germany)
 
|character1=General von Choltitz
 
|character1=General von Choltitz
 
|character2=Raoul Nordling
 
|character2=Raoul Nordling
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}}
 
}}
  
'''''Diplomacy''''' is a 2014 Franco-German movie directed by Volker Schlöndorff (''[[The Tin Drum]]''). On August 25, 1944, the battle for France seemed over. The French Second Armored Division is at the gates of Paris and it can only be a matter of time before the Allies free the French capital from the clutches of the Nazis. But the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz is not thinking of letting the artistic and architectural treasures of Paris fall into the hands of the Allies. He is determined to carry out Hitler's orders and blow up half the city with all its wonders. The only chance for Paris is the Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling, who tries with all diplomatic and rhetorical means to save the city from destruction. He visits von Cholitz for an all-important conversation.
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'''''Diplomacy''''' is a 2014 Franco-German movie directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]] (''[[The Tin Drum]]''). On August 25, 1944, the battle for France seemed over. The French Second Armored Division is at the gates of Paris and it can only be a matter of time before the Allies free the French capital from the clutches of the Nazis. But the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz is not thinking of letting the artistic and architectural treasures of Paris fall into the hands of the Allies. He is determined to carry out Hitler's orders and blow up half the city with all its wonders. The only chance for Paris is the Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling, who tries with all diplomatic and rhetorical means to save the city from destruction. He visits von Cholitz for an all-important conversation.
  
 
The 1966 French movie ''[[Is Paris Burning?]]'' tells a similar representation, starring [[Gert Fröbe]] as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz.
 
The 1966 French movie ''[[Is Paris Burning?]]'' tells a similar representation, starring [[Gert Fröbe]] as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz.
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==Walther PPK==
 
==Walther PPK==
''Leutnant'' (Lt.) Bressensdorf ([[Robert Stadlober]]) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a [[Walther PPK]].
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''Leutnant'' (Second lieutenant) Bressensdorf ([[Robert Stadlober]]) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a [[Walther PPK]].
 
[[File:Waltherppk32acp.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
 
[[File:Waltherppk32acp.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-PPK1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After Bressensdorf left the HQ, he immediately takes cover behind a pillar from French snipers with his drawn Walther in hand.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-PPK1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After Bressensdorf left the HQ, he immediately takes cover behind a pillar from French snipers with his drawn Walther in hand.]]
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==MAS Mle. 1892==
 
==MAS Mle. 1892==
 
At the end of the movie, a Free French Army Lieutenant (the character is not credited as Henri Karcher) is seen taking General von Choltitz prisoner with an [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].
 
At the end of the movie, a Free French Army Lieutenant (the character is not credited as Henri Karcher) is seen taking General von Choltitz prisoner with an [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle. 1892 - 8x27mm SR]]
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[[File:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mm]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer indicates his revolver in the direction in which von Choltitz must go.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer indicates his revolver in the direction in which von Choltitz must go.]]
  
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==MP40==
 
==MP40==
 
German soldiers are also armed with [[MP40]]s. In the end, some Free French Army soldiers and Resistance fighters are seen with these submachine guns.
 
German soldiers are also armed with [[MP40]]s. In the end, some Free French Army soldiers and Resistance fighters are seen with these submachine guns.
[[Image:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:MP40.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The escorting soldier (Jochen Hägele) of Lt. Bressensdorf points his MP40 at the French architect.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The escorting soldier (Jochen Hägele) of Lt. Bressensdorf points his MP40 at the French architect.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Landser'' (left) with an MP40 listening to the last speech of General von Choltitz.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Landser'' (left) with an MP40 listening to the last speech of General von Choltitz.]]
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==M1A1 Thompson==
 
==M1A1 Thompson==
 
What appears to be an [[M1A1 Thompson]] is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
 
What appears to be an [[M1A1 Thompson]] is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.
[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
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[[File:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier at the truck near the pillar.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier at the truck near the pillar.]]
  
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The [[Karabiner 98k]] is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.
 
The [[Karabiner 98k]] is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.
 
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier ([[Johannes Klaußner]]) with a Kar98k over his back speaks with Raoul Nordling ([[André Dussollier]]) while keeping an eye on him.]]
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[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier (Johannes Klaußner) with a Kar98k over his back speaks with Raoul Nordling ([[André Dussollier]]) while keeping an eye on him.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers behind sandbags hold their carbines at the ready as Lt. Bressensdorf he runs into the street.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two soldiers behind sandbags hold their carbines at the ready as Lt. Bressensdorf he runs into the street.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same Karabiner.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the same Karabiner.]]
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French architect Jacques Lanvin ([[Jean-Marc Roulot]]) with a carbine at the crucial moment.]]
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[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French engineer Jacques Lanvin (Jean-Marc Roulot) with a carbine during the briefing of ''Oberleutnant'' (First lieutenant) Hegger ([[Thomas Arnold]]).]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Karabiner6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.]]
  
 
==Mauser Rifle==
 
==Mauser Rifle==
An unknown Mauser Short Rifle or Carbine is seen in the hands of a Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz.
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Some unknown Mauser Short Rifles are also used by German soldiers. A Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz carries this rifle at the end of the movie.
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier behind the Lieutenant carries his Mauser carbine with a grasping groove.]]
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[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier on the left holds his Mauser rifle.]]
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[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French soldier behind the Lieutenant wields his Mauser rifle with a grasping groove.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels.]]
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==M1 Garand==
 
==M1 Garand==
 
Some US troops carry [[M1 Garand]]s at the end of the film.
 
Some US troops carry [[M1 Garand]]s at the end of the film.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]]
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[[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand - .30-06]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.]]
  
 
==M1 Carbine==
 
==M1 Carbine==
The [[M1 Carbine]] with late WW2 bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
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The [[M1 Carbine]] with late WWII bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.
 
[[File:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]]
 
[[File:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MCar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MCar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.]]
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==MG42==
 
==MG42==
 
[[MG42]]s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.  
 
[[MG42]]s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.  
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinengewehr 41 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[File:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Schütze'' (Private) checks his MG42 on the rooftop.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ''Schütze'' (Private) checks his MG42 on the rooftop.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same soldier tries to close the top cover several times.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-MG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same soldier tries to close the top cover several times.]]
  
 
==Browning M2HB==
 
==Browning M2HB==
An American M3 half-track transport vehicle is equipped with a [[Browning M2HB]].
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An American M3 half-track transport vehicle and M4 Sherman tanks are equipped with [[Browning M2HB]] machine guns.
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
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[[File:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning is seen on the right.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Browning1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning is seen on the right.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view shows the barrel.]]
 
[[File:Diplomatie-Browning2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view shows the barrel.]]
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[[Category: French Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category: French Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category: German Produced/Filmed]]
 
[[Category: German Produced/Filmed]]
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[[Category: Volker Schlöndorff]]

Latest revision as of 08:49, 5 November 2023


Diplomacy
Diplomatie
DiplomacyPoster.jpg
Movie Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
GER.jpg Germany
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Release Date February 12, 2014
Language French
German
Distributor Gaumont (France)
Koch Media (Germany)
Main Cast
Character Actor
General von Choltitz Niels Arestrup
Raoul Nordling André Dussollier
Hauptmann Werner Ebernach Burghart Klaußner
Leutnant Bressensdorf Robert Stadlober
Concierge Charlie Nelson


Diplomacy is a 2014 Franco-German movie directed by Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum). On August 25, 1944, the battle for France seemed over. The French Second Armored Division is at the gates of Paris and it can only be a matter of time before the Allies free the French capital from the clutches of the Nazis. But the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz is not thinking of letting the artistic and architectural treasures of Paris fall into the hands of the Allies. He is determined to carry out Hitler's orders and blow up half the city with all its wonders. The only chance for Paris is the Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling, who tries with all diplomatic and rhetorical means to save the city from destruction. He visits von Cholitz for an all-important conversation.

The 1966 French movie Is Paris Burning? tells a similar representation, starring Gert Fröbe as Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz.


The following weapons were used in the film Diplomacy:


Handguns

Walther PP

A Walther PP pistol is the personal firearm of General der Infanterie (Lieutenant General) von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup).

Post war Walther PP - .32 ACP
Von Choltitz moves the slide of his pistol...
...and puts it into the drawer.
The pistol in the opened drawer.
He removes the pistol to lie it on his desk.

Walther PPK

Leutnant (Second lieutenant) Bressensdorf (Robert Stadlober) makes his way through the Paris Metro with a Walther PPK.

Walther PPK - .32 ACP
After Bressensdorf left the HQ, he immediately takes cover behind a pillar from French snipers with his drawn Walther in hand.
A shocked Bressensdorf holds his pistol.

MAS Mle. 1892

At the end of the movie, a Free French Army Lieutenant (the character is not credited as Henri Karcher) is seen taking General von Choltitz prisoner with an Mle 1892 Revolver.

Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mm
The officer indicates his revolver in the direction in which von Choltitz must go.

Submachine Guns

MP40

German soldiers are also armed with MP40s. In the end, some Free French Army soldiers and Resistance fighters are seen with these submachine guns.

Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
The escorting soldier (Jochen Hägele) of Lt. Bressensdorf points his MP40 at the French architect.
A Landser (left) with an MP40 listening to the last speech of General von Choltitz.

M1A1 Thompson

What appears to be an M1A1 Thompson is briefly seen carried by one US soldier.

M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP
The soldier at the truck near the pillar.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is widely used by German soldiers, but also by some American soldiers and French Resistance fighters.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A German soldier (Johannes Klaußner) with a Kar98k over his back speaks with Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier) while keeping an eye on him.
Two soldiers behind sandbags hold their carbines at the ready as Lt. Bressensdorf he runs into the street.
A full left side view of one Kar98k lies next to von Choltitz on a chimney.
Another view of the same Karabiner.
French engineer Jacques Lanvin (Jean-Marc Roulot) with a carbine during the briefing of Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) Hegger (Thomas Arnold).
A Kar98k held by a Résistance fighter.

Mauser Rifle

Some unknown Mauser Short Rifles are also used by German soldiers. A Free French Army soldier escorting von Choltitz carries this rifle at the end of the movie.

A German soldier on the left holds his Mauser rifle.
The French soldier behind the Lieutenant wields his Mauser rifle with a grasping groove.
A top view of the Mauser offers a view of the tangent-leaf rear sight.
It has a parade hook and under-mounted sling swivels.

M1 Garand

Some US troops carry M1 Garands at the end of the film.

M1 Garand - .30-06
A GI in the background watches German POWs lined up in front of Hôtel Le Meurice.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine with late WWII bayonet lug is also used by two U.S. soldiers.

Korean War Era M1 Carbine, with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine
Bottom left; a GI without a helmet holds the M1 Carbine.
The bayonet lug can be seen on the right.

Machine Guns

MG42

MG42s are seen in defense positions in Paris like on the rooftop of von Choltitz's HQ.

Maschinengewehr 42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A Schütze (Private) checks his MG42 on the rooftop.
The same soldier tries to close the top cover several times.

Browning M2HB

An American M3 half-track transport vehicle and M4 Sherman tanks are equipped with Browning M2HB machine guns.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
The Browning is seen on the right.
A slightly different view shows the barrel.

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