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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6.4

Primary

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6.7

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6.6

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6.9

Battle of Britain

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7.4

The Collaborator

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2.9

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7.3

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.

7.0

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6.3

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0.0

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10.0

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5.5

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8.5

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7.8

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6.1

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6.6

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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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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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Downfall

Short Working Day

Primary

Miranda's Victim

Midway

Battle of Britain

The Collaborator

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Thirteen Days

Windtalkers

Children from Overseas

Secrets of the Nazi Criminals

Germans

The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Case of Bruno Lüdke

Old Thieves: The Legend of Artegio