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The School of Power

Jan 19, 2009

4h 8m

★ 6.0

Overview

A retelling in two parts, from 1977 to 1986, of the education and the rise to power of a group of young graduates of the prestigious ENA school.

Genres

TV Movie

Production Companies

Canal+

ARTE France Cinéma

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Cast

Abel Karnonski

Robinson Stévenin

Caroline Séguier

Élodie Navarre

Laure de Cigy

Céline Sallette

Matthieu Ribero

Thibault Vinçon

Louis de Cigy

Valentin Merlet

Ana Karnonski

Émilie Deville

Jérôme

Julien Héteau

Mathilde Weber

Linda Hardy

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