Documentary ·War ·History ·TV Movie · France · 2010 · 1h 30m

Pétain, such a popular hero

Pétain, un héros si populaire

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Director
Serge de Sampigny
Cast
Jacques Gamblin as Narrator (voice) Philippe Pétain as Self (archive footage) Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) Charles de Gaulle as Self (archive footage) Pierre Laval as Self (archive footage) Léon Blum as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Yves Demeulandre — Editor Pierre Estève — Original Music Composer Serge de Sampigny — Writer Serge de Sampigny — Producer
Synopsis

On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun.

Mood & Themes
world war iinazi collaborationismhistorical dramaoccupied france (1940-44)adolf hitlerfrench historywar documentaryhistorical documentary
Key Collaborators
Serge de Sampigny Director Yves Demeulandre Editor Pierre Estève Original Music Composer Serge de Sampigny Writer Serge de Sampigny Producer
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