• 2020
De Gaulle

Summary From the appeal of June 18, 1940 to his departure from power in 1969, a dive into nearly three decades of the public, but also private, life of Charles de Gaulle. View more details

  • 2020

De Gaulle

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Baptiste Roussillon Samuel Labarthe Constance Dollé Christopher Craig

All cast & crew

6.7

Details

Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Oct 29, 2020

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Effervescence

Language : English French

Production companies : France Télévisions Effervescence Région Grand Est

Summary From the appeal of June 18, 1940 to his departure from power in 1969, a dive into nearly three decades of the public, but also private, life of Charles de Gaulle. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Oct 29, 2020

Countries of origin : France

Official sites : Effervescence

Language : English French

Production companies : France Télévisions Effervescence Région Grand Est

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De Gaulle, l'éclat et le secret (2020) Samuel Labarthe in De Gaulle, l'éclat et le secret (2020)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 29, 2020
Solitude
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.
Episode 2 • Oct 29, 2020
Tous les combats du monde
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.
Episode 3 • Oct 29, 2020
Liberté, liberté chérie
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.
Episode 4 • Oct 29, 2020
Premier des Français
With the Algerian crisis, France is on the verge of civil war. President Coty calls on De Gaulle. The 5th Republic is born. He enters the Élysée Palace in January 1959, but Algeria remains a burning question.
Episode 5 • Oct 29, 2020
Le chagrin des hommes
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.
Episode 6 • Oct 29, 2020
Crépuscule
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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