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De Gaulle, l'éclat et le secret

De Gaulle, l'éclat et le secret

2020 - 2020

Solitude

2nd November 2020
Episode 1
June 1940. In London De Gaulle negotiates with Churchill to unify the two countries. But, an ultimate betrayal for the general, France asks for an armistice and Pétain takes power. 18 June, he broadcasts a radio appeal to continue the combat. 3 July, the Royal Navy attacks the French fleet.

Tous les combats du monde

2nd November 2020
Episode 2
September 1940. In Dakar, Pétain's French fleet machine-guns the Free French Forces. Additional suffering for De Gaulle, beset by doubts. All the more so as he is increasingly opposed to Churchill and has to face the hostility of Roosevelt. Spring 1943, the general and his family move to Algiers

Liberté, liberté chérie

2nd November 2020
Episode 3
August 1944. Paris is liberated but the wounds are deep. On her return from deportation, Geneviève, the general's niece, recounts the Nazi horrors. A provisional government is established, led by De Gaulle. The time has come for reconstruction. January 1946. Refusing to play party politics, De Gaulle leaves power.

Premier des Français

9th November 2020
Episode 4
May 1958. The Algerian crisis risks dragging France into civil war. The President of the Republic René Coty appealed to de Gaulle. The constitution of the Fifth Republic was born, Charles de Gaulle entered the Elysee Palace in January 59. Putsch of the generals in 1961, multiple attempted attacks against de Gaulle… the question of Algeria remained burning. When the year 1965 opens, de Gaulle suggests that he might not stand for the presidential election in December. Yvonne, who has linked her fate to his, discreetly encourages a few relatives to dissuade the General from being a candidate. But how to abandon France?

Le chagrin des hommes

9th November 2020
Episode 5
May 1968. With France in turmoil De Gaulle doesn't understand what is in play. Increasingly, those around Prime Minister Pompidou call for De Gaulle to go. With no sign of events calming down, a general strike and student rebellion are launched. De Gaulle secretly joins General Massu in Baden-Baden.

Crépuscule

9th November 2020
Episode 6
Late 1968. Pompidou is no longer Prime Minister. De Gaulle launches a referendum, an ultimate battle he will lose. 25 April 1969. He records his televised speech and leaves the Élysée Palace, never to return. André Malraux visits him in the solitude of Colombey. The end of the road approaches.
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Director
François Velle
Writer
Jacques Santamaria
DramaWar & Politics

Explores the life of General De Gaulle, from the Appeal of June 18, 1940, to his departure from power in 1969. A dive into the military and political career of De Gaulle and an inside portrait of his private life.

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Samuel Labarthe Image

Samuel Labarthe

Charles de Gaulle

Baptiste Roussillon Image

Baptiste Roussillon

François Flohic

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Constance Dollé

Yvonne de Gaulle

Francis Huster Image

Francis Huster

André Malraux

Pierre Rochefort Image

Pierre Rochefort

Philippe de Gaulle

Christopher Craig Image

Christopher Craig

Winston Churchill

Geoffrey Bateman Image

Geoffrey Bateman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Margaux Chatelier Image

Margaux Chatelier

Élisabeth de Gaulle

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Jacques Santamaria Image

Jacques Santamaria

Writer

Patrice Duhamel Image

Patrice Duhamel

Writer

François Velle Image

François Velle

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