Mitterrand et la télé

May 11, 2021

0h 52m

★ 8.7

Overview

May 10th, 1981. François Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic. The “soviet tanks” supposedly coming upon the Champs-Élysées dressed in red, feared by some, did not march. Serge Moati takes a personal look at this episode, focusing on the relationship the president had with television, that he witnessed and played a role in.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

History

Production Companies

SKOPIA Films

Belvédère Productions

Public Sénat

France Télévisions

Mitterrand et la télé Trailers

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Cast

Self

Serge Moati

Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Alain Peyrefitte

Self (archive footage)

Georges de Caunes

Self (archive footage)

André Harris

Self (archive footage)

Danielle Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self (archive footage)

Michel Bassi

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Julien Besançon

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