De Gaulle, the Last King of France

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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.

Cast: Samuel Labarthe, Charles de Gaulle, André Malraux, Pierre Mendès France, François Mitterrand, more

Director: Patrick Rotman

Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie

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)

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