Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes.
Samuel Labarthe
as Narrator (voice)
Charles de Gaulle
as Self (archive footage)
André Malraux
as Self (archive footage)
Pierre Mendès France
as Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand
as Self (archive footage)
René Coty
as Self (archive footage)
Georges Pompidou
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Debré
as Self (archive footage)
Alain Peyrefitte
as Self (archive footage)
Никита Хрущёв
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
