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The Great Arch
Drama
History
⭐ 7.2
FR
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Released November 5, 2025
Release
November 5, 2025
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
⭐ 7.2 / 10
Director
Stéphane Demoustier
Genres
Drama · History
Status
Released
Starring
Claes Bang, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Michel Fau
About The Great Arch
France, 1983. The biggest architectural competition in history is launched by the new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the open-call competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Dane had built only four buildings: his home, and three small chapels.
Movie Details
| Director | Stéphane Demoustier |
| Cast | Claes Bang as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Xavier Dolan as Jean-Louis Subilon, Swann Arlaud as Paul Andreu, Sidse Babett Knudsen as Liv von Spreckelsen, Michel Fau as François Mitterrand, Jean des Forêts as Alain Juppé, Micha Lescot as Leloup, Alessandro Bressanello as Marble man, Ilaria Cabras as Marble man's daughter, Viilbjørk Malling Agger as Architect student, Cédric Appietto as Tavelli, Olivier Marguerit as Dewasne, Patrick Sobelman as Saint-Germain, Guillaume Foresti as Forestier, Raphaël Jimenez as Alain Juppé's counselor, Pierre-François Grunewald as François Mitterrand's counselor, François Raison as L'huissier Elysée, Axelle Bossard as Secrétaire Subilon, Jiang Hong Chen as Pei, Cécile Ducrocq as Femme invitée |
| Genre | Drama, History |
| Runtime | 104 min |
| Studio | Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, France 3 Cinéma, Le Pacte, Zentropa Entertainments |
| Country | France, Denmark |
| Languages | English, Danish, Italian, French |
| IMDb | View on IMDb |
