De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile

Jun 12, 2012

1h 24m

★ 9.0

Overview

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

History

Production Companies

Les Bons Clients

ARTE

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Christine Gagnieux

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Michel Droit

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Boisson

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

William D. Leahy

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Émile Muselier

Self (archive footage)

Philippe de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

François Darlan

Self (archive footage)

Henri Giraud

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Christine Gagnieux

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Michel Droit

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Boisson

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

William D. Leahy

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Émile Muselier

Self (archive footage)

Philippe de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

François Darlan

Self (archive footage)

De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile Trailers

Cast

Christine Gagnieux

Charles de Gaulle

Michel Droit

Winston Churchill

Pierre Boisson

Philippe Pétain

William D. Leahy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Émile Muselier

Philippe de Gaulle

François Darlan

Henri Giraud

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Cast

Christine Gagnieux

Charles de Gaulle

Michel Droit

Winston Churchill

Pierre Boisson

Philippe Pétain

William D. Leahy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Émile Muselier

Philippe de Gaulle

François Darlan

Henri Giraud

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The Psychedelic Experience