De Gaulle, the Last King of France (2017)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.078 |
Directed By
Patrick Rotman
Crew
Patrick Rotman
Nicolas Millon
Georges Lafitte
Gaël Baillau
Guillermo Fernandez
David Lassalle
Yvan Gaillard
Serge Kochyne
Michel Rotman
Xavier Drouault
Sophie Krykwinski
Brice Leyniat
Sylvère Kretzschmar
Patrick Rotman
Marie-Hélène Barbéris
Roger Dupuis
Hugo Bréant
Marie-Hélène Ranc
TOP CAST
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)
Yvonne de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
Konrad Adenauer
Self (archive footage)
Harold Macmillan
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage)
Robert Rocca
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Tchernia
Self (archive footage)
Jean Lecanuet
Self (archive footage)
Roger Frey
Self (archive footage)
Michel Droit
Self (archive footage)
Norodom Sihanouk
Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès
Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Hardy
Self (archive footage)
Jean Seberg
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Self (archive footage)
Lucien Neuwirth
Self (archive footage)
Christian Fouchet
Self (archive footage)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Messmer
Self (archive footage)
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