Overview
Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes.
Production
Kuiv Productions · France Télévisions · TV5 Monde · INA
Cast & Characters
Samuel Labarthe
Narrator (voice)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Mendès France
Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand
Self (archive footage)
René Coty
Self (archive footage)
Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage)
Michel Debré
Self (archive footage)
Alain Peyrefitte
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Directors & Crew
Patrick Rotman
Director
Patrick Rotman
Writer
Screenshots & Stills
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