The Great Arch

About The Great Arch

France, 1983. The biggest architectural competition in history is launched by the new socialist president, François Mitterrand.

The Great Arch is a 2025 history film directed by Stéphane Demoustier. At 104 minutes long, it arrived in November 2025.

Its themes are informative, architect, and real story.

Claes Bang stars as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Xavier Dolan as Jean-Louis Subilon, Swann Arlaud as Paul Andreu, and Sidse Babett Knudsen as Liv von Spreckelsen. The screenplay is by Stéphane Demoustier. It was produced by Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Le Pacte, and Zentropa Entertainments.

A Perfect Enemy, The Women and the Murderer, and Eiffel's Race to the Top make useful companions to The Great Arch. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 127 votes.