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De Gaulle (II): Liberté (FCP 2026)

De Gaulle (II): Liberté (FCP 2026)

戴高樂之戰 (二):自由 (FCP 2026)

7.8/10 Great 198 votes

Released
10 Oct 2026
Runtime
157 min
Original title
La bataille de Gaulle - partie 2 : J'écris ton nom
Language
fr

What it is about

Part 2 : During the Second World War, General de Gaulle seeks to establish himself as the representative of the “France Libre”. He continues his political struggle, notably against General Giraud in French Africa, whilst maintaining a strained relationship with the American President,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the midst of the war, the General seeks to assist the French Resistance, maintaining regular contact with Jean Moulin, right up until the Liberation of Paris.

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Cast

  • Simon Abkarian Charles de Gaulle
  • Niels Schneider Général Leclerc
  • Thierry Lhermitte Henri Giraud
  • Félix Kysyl
  • Karim Leklou Blazej
  • Anamaria Vartolomei Livia
  • Simon Russell Beale Winston Churchill
  • Kacey Mottet Klein Courcel
  • Tom Mison Anthony Eden
  • Loïc Corbery René Pleven
  • Stéphane Varupenne Georges Bidault
  • Anthony Calf Spears
  • Noémie Schmidt Susan Travers
  • Soufiane El Khalidy Koenig Soldier
  • Tom Neal Préfet Amgot
  • Tom Pannetier

Crew

  • Director Antonin Baudry
  • Screenplay Antonin Baudry
  • Screenplay Bérénice Vila
  • Original Music Composer Théo Cascio
  • Director of Photography Pierre Cottereau
  • Editor Rehman Nizar Ali
  • Producer Axelle Boucaï
  • Producer Jérôme Seydoux
  • Producer Ardavan Safaee
  • Executive Producer Stéphane Riga

What viewers said

With Darlan having been assassinated, and with the Nazis now firmly in control of Paris, Charles De Gaulle (Simon Abkarian) is operating out of a London in which he feels increasingly sidelined and imprisoned. Churchill (Sir Simon Russell Beale) is trying to coax him down a more acquiescing path with new military leader General Giraud (Thierry Lhermitte) whilst the distant President Roosevelt (Campbell Scott) is determined to see him marginalised. […]

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