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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Cast

Samuel Labarthe

Charles de Gaulle

André Malraux

Pierre Mendès France

François Mitterrand

René Coty

Georges Pompidou

Michel Debré

Alain Peyrefitte

Nikita Khrushchev