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De Gaulle

De Gaulle

20206.11h 48m

Overview

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

Directed by Gabriel Le Bomin
Written by Valérie Ranson-Enguiale, Gabriel Le Bomin
Produced by Christopher Granier-Deferre, Farid Lahouassa, Aïssa Djabri
Box Office0Revenue: $7.1M

Top Cast

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Le Général de Gaulle

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Yvonne de Gaulle

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Paul Reynaud

Laurent Stocker

Laurent Stocker

Jean Laurent

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Georges Mandel

Philippe Laudenbach

Philippe Laudenbach

Le Maréchal Pétain

Tim Hudson

Tim Hudson

Winston Churchill

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

General Edward Spears

Nicolas Robin

Nicolas Robin

Capitaine Alex Surchamps

Marilou Aussilloux

Marilou Aussilloux

Elisabeth de Miribel

Themes & Keywords

london, englandparis, franceworld war iibiographygerman occupation of francebritish prime ministerfrench president

About De Gaulle

De Gaulle is a history, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of london, england, paris, france, world war ii, biography, german occupation of france, british prime minister. Directed by Gabriel Le Bomin, it stars Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet. Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

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