André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

Oct 2, 2019

0h 54m

★ 6.0

Overview

Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow. Overwhelmed by the weight of power. The numerous exploits of André Malraux (1901-1976).

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

ARTE

Siècle Productions

Toute L'Histoire

TV5 Monde

RTBF

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Laurent Poitrenaux

Self - Writer

Olivier Todd

Self - Historian

Charles-Louis Foulon

Self - Political Scientist

Vincent Martigny

Self - Historian

Pascal Ory

Self - Politician

Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent

Self - Politician

Catherine Tasca

Self - Author

François de Saint-Chéron

Self - Malraux's Adoptive Son

Alain Malraux

Self - Writer (archive footage)

André Malraux

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Michel Debré

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